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What two dimensions are used to describe the vowel space?
What is referred to as a rounded vowel?
Cardinal vowel no. 1 is characterized by which of the following features?
Which part of the tongue's positioning does the vertical axis represent?
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What is the purpose of plotting a vowel in the vowel space?
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What is the transcription of the high front unrounded vowel discussed?
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Which cardinal vowel is produced with the body of the tongue low and far back, and is unrounded?
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How is cardinal vowel no. 4 produced in terms of tongue height and position?
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Which vowel is characterized as a high-mid unrounded vowel?
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What happens to the jaw and tongue height when moving from cardinal vowel no. 1 to cardinal vowel no. 4?
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Study Notes
English Phonetics: Vowels (i)
- All vowels are voiced and articulated with open approximation
- Include oral sounds (velum is raised)
- Vowel space is the entire available space where articulations of vowel can occur
- Idealized chart used to plot the position of a particular vowel's articulation in the vowel space.
- Vowel diagrams use two dimensions: high/low (close/open), depicting the height of the tongue and front/back, depicting the position of the tongue in the vowel space.
- Three arbitrary points used in the front/back dimension: front, central, back
- A third descriptive parameter is lip position (rounded or not)
Primary Cardinal Vowels
- Eight cardinal vowels as anchor points to locate other vowels
- Cardinal vowel no. 1 is a high front unrounded vowel
- Cardinal vowel no. 5 is a low back unrounded vowel
- Vowels have a high/low and front/back dimension that can be plotted
- Each vowel's lip position (rounded or not) is also a descriptive parameter.
RP and GA Short Vowels
- Vowel sounds vary amongst speakers of different accents
- RP (Received Pronunciation) is the prestige accent in British society
- GA (General American) is associated with various accents from various regions of the United States
- Vowel variations can be described using terms like long vs short
- Different vowel length is considered a distinct characteristic
- Words like 'pip' and 'peep' use a short and long vowel respectively
- Consider vowel characteristics like lip position, tongue positioning, etc. when constructing phonetic descriptions
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Explore the fascinating world of English phonetics focusing on vowel sounds. This quiz covers key concepts such as vowel space, cardinal vowels, and the dimensions of vowel articulation. Test your knowledge on how vowels are categorized and articulated in the context of English sounds.
