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Phonetics- Vowels Flashcards

1
Q

How are vowels identified?

A

Tongue height in relation to upper vocal tract
Lip ‘configuration’
Frontness/ backness of the tongue

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2
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What are cardinal vowels?

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A reference for phoneticians for sounds when the tongue is in an extreme position

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Cardinal Vowel 1

A

/i/

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Cardinal Vowel 2

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/e/

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5
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Cardinal Vowel 3

A

/Ɛ/

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Cardinal Vowel 4

A

/a/

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Cardinal Vowel 5

A

/ɑ/

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Cardinal Vowel 6

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/ɔ/

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Cardinal Vowel 7

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/o/

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Cardinal Vowel 8

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/u/

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11
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What is different about secondary cardinal vowels?

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Different lip configuration

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12
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What is the same about cardinal vowels and secondary cardinal vowels?

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Tongue position

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13
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How many monopthongs are there in English?

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How many dipthongs are there in English?

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8

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/i:/

A

High, front, unrounded vowel, such as in heat, flee, he

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/ɪ/

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Mid-high, front, unrounded vowel, such as in ill, bit, in

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/e/

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Mid, front, unrounded vowel, such as in end, bet, egg

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/æ/

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Low, front, unrounded vowel, such as in at, ban, mad

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19
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/a/

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Low, back, unrounded vowel, such as in are, cart, far

20
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/ɒ/

A

Low, back, rounded vowel, such as in on, pot

21
Q

/ɔ:/

A

Mid, back, rounded vowel, such as in poor, paw, or

22
Q

/ʊ/

A

Mid-high, back, rounded vowel such as in book, full

23
Q

/u/

A

High. back. rounded vowel, such as in ooze, doodle

24
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/ʌ/

A

Mid-low, central. unrounded vowel, such as in up, subtle

25
Q

/ə/

A

Mid, central, unrounded vowel, such as in aside, collide

Schwa

26
Q

In what type of syllable does a schwa occur?

A

An unstressed syllable

27
Q

Where in a word can a schwa occur?

A

Beginning, middle or end of a word

28
Q

/ɜ:/

A

Mid-high, central, unrounded vowel, such as in err, hearse

29
Q

How many target positions does a dipthong have?

30
Q

Dipthong in rain, hate, make, stay

31
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Dipthong in chair, bear, rare, stare

32
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Dipthong in kite, night, ride, lie, shy

33
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Dipthong in how, now, brown, cow

34
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Dipthong in noise, toy, point, coil

35
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Dipthong in sure, tourist, poor (depending on accent)

36
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Dipthong in near, ear, clear, steer

37
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Dipthong in note, rode, go, coat, snow

38
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/i/

A

Close, front, unrounded vowel

39
Q

/e/

A

Close-mid, front, unrounded vowel

40
Q

/Ɛ/

A

Open-mid, front, unrounded vowel

41
Q

/a/

A

Open, front, unrounded vowel

42
Q

/ɑ/

A

Open, back, unrounded vowel

43
Q

/ɔ/

A

Open-mid, back, rounded vowel

44
Q

/o/

A

Close-mid, back, rounded vowel

45
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/u/

A

Close, back, rounded vowel

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