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IPA: Vowels – Putting the Features Together — What is the difference between the vowels in these words? (backness, height, tenseness) beet vs. boot bet vs. bat beet vs. bit 46 IPA: Vowels – Putting the Features Together ¢ Use height, backness, rounding, and tenseness to describe the vowe...

IPA: Vowels – Putting the Features Together — What is the difference between the vowels in these words? (backness, height, tenseness) beet vs. boot bet vs. bat beet vs. bit 46 IPA: Vowels – Putting the Features Together ¢ Use height, backness, rounding, and tenseness to describe the vowels in these words: fit high, front, unrounded, lax vowel [ɪ] could high, back, rounded, lax vowel [ʊ] at low, front, unrounded, lax vowel [æ] said mid, front, unrounded, lax vowel [ɛ] 47 IPA: VOWELS – DIPHTHONGS — How would you identify the vowels in eye boy house — These “vowel sounds” are different than the sounds in beet or bet; they combine two vowels (or a vowel and a glide). — They are called diphthongs, and there are at least three of them in English. [aj]/[aɪ] [ɔj]/[ɔɪ] [aw]/[aʊ] as in the word ‘eye’ as in the word ‘boy’ as in the word ‘house’ 48 IPA: VOWELS – DIPHTHONGS How would you transcribe these words in IPA? — coy [kɔɪ] ¢ ship — scout [skaʊt] ¢ sheep — sight [saɪt] ¢ cow [ʃɪp] [ʃip] [kaw] 49