Vowels Flashcards
1
Q
What are vowels?
A
Sounds made with relatively free air-stream flow
2
Q
Classified according to the tongue position into
A
Front
Back
3
Q
Classified according to the position of mandible
A
High
Low
(Vertical and Horizontal)
4
Q
Semi-vowels
A
/j/ /w/
They have no obstruction and no audible friction
5
Q
Dipthongs
A
Two vowels combined without making a stop
CLOSING /ei/, /əu/, /au/, /ai/, /oi/
CENTERING /iə/, /eə/, /uə/
6
Q
Tripthongs
A
Three vowels combined without making a stop
5 tripthtongs: /aiə/, /auə/, /oiə/, /əuə/, /eiə/
