English Front Vowels Central Vowels
English Front Vowels & Central Vowels
English vowels vowel classification The English pure vowels can be classified according to the height of the raised part of the tongue the part of the tongue raised the position of the lips
English vowels & vowel classification The English pure vowels can be classified according to the height of the raised part of the tongue the part of the tongue raised the position of the lips
a Three factors for the description of english vowels a I. The height of the body of the tongue highest point of tongue(vertical axis) a I. The front-back position of the tongue highest point of tongue(horizontal axis) l. the degree of lip rounding-lip posture
◼ Three factors for the description of English vowels ◼ I. The height of the body of the tongue – highest point of tongue (vertical axis); ◼ II. The front-back position of the tongue – highest point of tongue (horizontal axis); ◼ III. The degree of lip rounding - lip posture
Vowels Congue moves aroud to alter the sLape of the oral caRity
Vowels stylised oral cavity coordinates to mark tomgue height
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Tongue positions for English front and central vowels(unrounded)
Tongue positions for English front and central vowels (unrounded):
hit bit pit () Discret Phonetic III
/ / hit bit pit
bet set head (e) Diacritic ontic
/ / bet set head
bat pat fat (a) Diacritic Phonetic (ac I
/ / bat pat fat