Vowels

Question 1

what is the diff between phonemic and non-phonemic diphthongs

Answer 1

phonemic = if you take away the diphthong, you change the meaning of the word

Question 2

what are the three phonemic diphthongs?

Answer 2

ɑɪ, ɑʊ, ɔɪ

Question 3

what are the two non-phonemic diphthongs?

Answer 3

eɪ, oʊ

Question 4

what are the five English diphthongs?

Answer 4

ɑɪ
ɑʊ
ɔɪ
oʊ
eɪ

Question 5

vowel with single, unchanging sound

Answer 5

Monophthong

Question 6

vowel that serves as syllable nucleus that gradually transitions from one vowel to another

Answer 6

Diphthong

Question 7

what are the four aspects of vowel production?

Answer 7

tongue height
tongue advancement
tongue tenseness/length
lip rounding

Question 8

the common visual to illustrate vowel position

Answer 8

vowel trapezoid or quadrilateral

Question 9

what is a word that illustrated the sound ʊ?

Answer 9

hook, could, would, should

Question 10

what is a word that illustrates the sound ɔ?

Answer 10

law, thought

Question 11

what is a word that illustrates the vowel ɑ?

Answer 11

father

Question 12

what is the difference between ʌ and ə

Answer 12

stress

Question 13

what is the difference between ɝ and ɚ

Answer 13

stress

Question 14

any one alphabet letter or combination of letters that represents a particular phoneme

Answer 14

allograph