Vowels Sept20/23

Question 1

How do the vowel chart and vowel description differ

Answer 1

the vowel chart references tongue height, backness, and lip position whereas vowel description is primarily based on auditory evaluation and acoustic measurement.

Question 2

What is the current vowel chart based off of and who made it

Answer 2

it is based on Daniel jones’s (lead chain guy) concept of cardinal vowels.

Question 3

what are the vowel chart anchor points

Answer 3

Position 1. tongue body as high and forward in the mouth as possible [i]
Position 5. tongue as low and as far back as possible; jaw wide open. [ɑ]
Position 8. tongue as high and back in the mouth as possible; lips lightly pursed