English Phonetics: Vowels (i)
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What factor is primarily used to define General American (GA) accents?

  • Linguistic complexity of the dialect
  • Social class of speakers
  • Geographical location of speakers (correct)
  • Historical context of the region

    • What is the primary difference noted between the pronunciations of 'put' and 'putt' in RP speakers?

  • Vowel length (correct)
  • Vowel quality
  • Stress patterns
  • Consonant sounds

    • What type of vowel is the vowel in 'pip', according to the provided content?

  • Long vowel
  • Reduced vowel
  • Short vowel (correct)
  • Diphthong

    • Which accent is specifically excluded from the General American definition?

    <p>Southern accent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characteristic distinguishes the vowel in 'peep' from that in 'pip' for speakers of RP and GA?

    <p>Length of the vowel sound</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'accent' imply about the speech communities it describes?

    <p>It can encompass a variety of pronunciations and speech variations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the articulation of the vowel in 'pip', what position is the body of the tongue typically in?

    <p>Front and high</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is vowel length described in the context of this content?

    <p>It is relative compared to other vowel sounds.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the transcription for the low back unrounded vowel identified as cardinal vowel no. 5?

    <p>[ɑ]</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which cardinal vowel is produced by keeping the lips unrounded and the tongue as low as possible towards the back?

    <p>Cardinal vowel no. 5</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is cardinal vowel no. 4 different from cardinal vowel no. 5?

    <p>It is produced with a higher tongue position.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which cardinal vowel corresponds to the high front unrounded vowel?

    <p>Cardinal vowel no. 1</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the tongue position when moving from cardinal vowel no. 1 to cardinal vowel no. 4?

    <p>The tongue height significantly decreases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What transcription denotes the front high-mid unrounded vowel, cardinal vowel no. 2?

    <p>[e]</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the vowel space diagram, which cardinal vowel is located at the top right-hand corner when visualizing unrounded vowels?

    <p>Cardinal vowel no. 1</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term describes the type of vowel produced when the body of the tongue is moved to the front while remaining low?

    <p>Low front unrounded vowel</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the high/low dimension in the vowel space represent?

    <p>The height of the body of the tongue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which parameter is added to describe a vowel in relation to its articulation?

    <p>Lip position</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes a rounded vowel?

    <p>Articulated with rounded lips</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are cardinal vowels based on?

    <p>The relative location in the vowel space</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the dimensions that describe how far the tongue lies toward the front or back of the vowel space?

    <p>Front/back dimension</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which cardinal vowel is produced with the tongue as high and as front as possible?

    <p>Cardinal vowel no. 1</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is the vowel space ideally plotted?

    <p>Along two dimensions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the vowel space represent?

    <p>The range of tongue positions for vowels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What phonetic symbol is used to represent the RP vowel in 'school'?

    <p>[u:]</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is the short vowel in 'fit' transcribed in phonetic notation?

    <p>[ɪ]</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What vowel sound do the isolated words 'to' and '(s)he' share in RP and GA?

    <p>[u:]</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What phonetic transcription is provided for the vowel sound in 'port'?

    <p>[ɔ:]</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which transcription represents the unstressed vowel in the word 'pretty'?

    <p>[pʰɹɪti]</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what situation might function words like 'to' be pronounced with a schwa?

    <p>When they are not nouns, adjectives or verbs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of the GA vowel sound in the word 'caught' in comparison to the RP vowel?

    <p>It is shorter than the RP vowel</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which diacritic is used to indicate vowel length in phonetic transcription?

    <p>ː</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What vowel does General American (GA) use in the word 'cot'?

    <p>[ɑ]</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which vowel phoneme is longer in RP compared to GA?

    <p>[ɑ:]</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which instance does GA speakers typically include the [ɹ] sound?

    <p>In 'horse'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'monophthong' refer to in phonetics?

    <p>Vowels with a constant articulatory position</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which pair of words contains a three-way vowel distinction in RP?

    <p>'thought' and 'north'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What phonetic notation is used for the vowel sound in the word 'bird'?

    <p>[ɜ:]</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements best describes diphthongs?

    <p>They entail a change of position of the articulators.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the vowel in RP for the word 'aunt' compared to GA?

    <p>[ɑ:] in RP and [æ] in GA</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which phonetic transcription represents the vowel in the word 'put' for RP and GA speakers?

    <p>[ʊ]</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes the vowel in 'putt' from the vowel in 'put'?

    <p>The vowel in 'putt' is unrounded.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which transcription refers to the vowel in the word 'bet' for most RP and GA speakers?

    <p>[ε]</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are the vowels in 'aunt' and 'ant' different in terms of length?

    <p>'Aunt' has a longer vowel than 'ant'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of vowel is the vowel in 'ant', based on its tongue position?

    <p>Low front unrounded vowel.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which vowel transcription is used for the RP pronunciation of the word 'pot'?

    <p>[ɒ]</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of the vowel sound in the word 'putt' in terms of articulatory features?

    <p>It is a central vowel.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the phonetic characteristic of the GA vowel in 'pot'?

    <p>It is a back rounded low vowel.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    English Phonetics: Vowels (i)

    • All vowels are voiced and articulated with open approximation
    • Vowels are oral sounds (velum raised)
    • Vowel space: the range of positions the tongue can occupy during vowel articulation
    • Using an idealized chart for plotting vowels in the vowel space
    • Primary Cardinal Vowels: vowels plotted in the idealized chart

    Vowel Space Dimensions

    • High/low dimension (close/open): Tongue height
    • Front/back dimension: Tongue position (front, central, back)
    • Lip position: Round or unrounded

    Primary Cardinal Vowels

    • Eight vowels identified, used as reference points for describing other vowels.
    • Vowels are plotted on a chart displaying height, front-back position, and lip rounding.

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    Explore the intricacies of English phonetics focusing on the vowel system. This quiz covers the articulation of vowels, their classification using dimensions like height and position, and the concept of primary cardinal vowels. Test your understanding of how vowels are represented in the vowel space.

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