English vowels Flashcards
Definition of sound [i:]
fully front high-narrow variation long & tense
Definition of sound [i]
front hight-broad variation short & lax
Definition of sound [e]
fully front mid-narrow variation short & lax
Definition of sound [æ]
fully front low-broad variation short & lax
Definition of sound [ə]
central mid-narrow variation short & lax
Definition of sound [ai]
front low-broad variation long & tense
Definition of sound [ei]
fully front mid-narrow variation long & tense
Definition of sound [a:]
back low-broad variation long & tense
Definition of sound [ə:]
central mid-narrow long & tense
Definition of sound [u]
back-advanced high-broad variation short & lax
Definition of sound [əu]
back-advanced mid-narrow long & tense
Definition of sound {ɔ}
back low-broad variation short & lax
Definition of sound [u:]
fully-back high-narrow variation (dithphongised) long and tense
Definition of sound [Λ]
central low-narrow variation short and la[
Definition of sound [ɔi]
back low-narrow variation long and tense