Vowel Reader - Chapter 3 Flashcards
Vowel sounds are…
the central element consonant souns depend on
What is the three-term phonetic label?
Rounded/unrounded
Open/half-open/half-close/close
front/central/back
3 certain qualities all English vowel sounds have in common?
- All voiced
- All continuents, which means we can keep on pronouncing them for as long as we have breath. (Ex. Eeeeeeeeeeee……. (i:))
- All oral, which means their pronunciation takes place in the oral cavity, the space within which the tongue moves about
What is needed to understand when wanting to prnounce a vowel sound correctly?
- Length (duration)
- Which part of the tongue is involved
- Height of the tongue
- Position of the lips
What is the roster that displays all single vowel sounds?
The Vowel diagram
What sentence is used to fill in the vowel diagram? (+ sketch the phonemes with your hand)
Who could call on father up at Ted’s? His leeks are burnt.
Who = u:
could = u
call = Ɔ:
on = o
father = a:
up = ^
at = ae
Ted’s = e
his = I
leeks = i:
are = Ə
burnt = 3:
Snowman technique to fill in the vowel diagram?
Left side: 4-tiered square snowman
Middle: 3-tiered square snowman
Right: 4 tiered square snowman on top of the single rebel square
How to decide Round/Unrounded vowel sounds?
Rounded = If the lips are rounded when rponouncing the sound
Unrounded = If the lips aren’t rounded when pronouncing the sound
How to decide open, half open, half close, close of a vowel sound
The dregree to which the tongue is raised, open being lowest and close being the highest to the alveolar ridge
How to decide on front, central or back with a vowel sound
Which part of the tongue is active during the pronunciation of that particular vowel sound
Minimal pairs (what are they?)
If there are two words that sound almost the same, but they have onse sound that is different, it is called a minimal pair. The sound that is different can be a vowel sound or a consonant sound.
What do all vowel sounds possess?
All vowel sounds, long and short, have a lengthened version and a shortened version.
When is a vowel sounds pronounced longer?
A vowel sound is pronounced longer if it is followed by.
a. A voiced consonant sound (d,m,n)
b. Silence (If nothing follows the vowel sound. ex. beeeee)
When is a vowel sound pronounced shorter?
A vowel sound is pronounced shorter if it is followed by a voiceless sound. ex. kart, heart
What is the shorterst possible vowel sound?
a short vowel sound that is shortened (followed by a voiceless consonant sound) is the shortest vowel sound.
When is a long vowel sound lengthened?
A long vowel sound is lengthened when it is followed by a voiced consonant sound.
