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Vowels Flashcards

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Vowels are:

A

speech sounds produced with relatively open vocal tract

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Definition: a vowel is typically the most intense portion of a syllable

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perceptually salient

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Definition: unchanging vowel

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Monophthongs

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Definition: changing articulation

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Diphthongs

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English vowels are typically (voiced/voiceless)

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Voiced

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Vowel features: (4)

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tongue height (low/high)
tongue backness (front/back)
lip rounding (rounded/unrounded)
tenseness (tense/lax)
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(T/F) There is not single ideal articulation for a given vowel.

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True. There is variability across individuals.

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