Vowels and Diphthongs

Question 1

How do vowels and consonants differ?

Answer 1

vowels are produced with a relatively open vocal tract

Question 2

Monophthongs

Answer 2

a vowel having a single, unchanging sound quality

Question 3

Features of monothongs

Answer 3

1. tongue advancement: back-front
2. tongue height: high - low
3. tenseness
4. Lip rounding

Question 4

Tenseness refers to:

Answer 4

The degree of muscle activity involved in teh vowel articulation, the duration of the vowel

Question 5

tense vowels

Answer 5

/i/ as in see; /e/ as in rate; ‘er’ as in bird; /u/ as in rude; /o/ as in hope; c backwards as is caught

Question 6

lax vowels

Answer 6

/I/ as in hit; /3backwards as in met; ae as in at; ‘er’ as in mother; v upside down and e upsidedown as in hut and about;

Question 7

Rounded vowels

Answer 7

Almost all back vowels are rounded (besides /a/ as in top, as well as both ‘er’ soudns

Question 8

diphthongs

Answer 8

vowel like sounds that are produced iwht a gradually changing articulation. Moves from the position (onglide) to another (offglide)

Question 9

phonemic diphthongs

Answer 9

can not be reduced to momophthongs: /aI/ as in eye; /au/ as in boy; and c backwards I/ as in how. With their usage meaning is changed.

Question 10

nonphonemic diphthongs

Answer 10

can be reduced to monophthongs. Usually diphthonginzed in heavily stressed syllables. /ou/ as in owe, and /eI/ as in say.

Question 11

rhotacization and derhotacization

Answer 11

r = vowels close to /r/ will be effected by the /r/ ie are, ear, or.

der=/r/ looses it /r/ness ie motha vs mother

Question 12

allograph

Answer 12

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