PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY

Vowels
difficult to describe. No place of articulation
the only points of reference are:

the lips
the tongue

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Vowels
all voiced

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Reference points:

- tongue height
- parts of the tongue
- lips position

FRONT

CENTRAL

BACK
CLOSE

sit

put

HALFCLOSE

again
e

said

HALFOPEN

sad

pot

OPEN

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CENTRAL

BACK

CLOSE

food

need

HALFCLOSE

purse

talk

HALFOPEN

part

OPEN

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CENTRAL

BACK
CLOSE

sit

put

HALFCLOSE

again
e

said

sad

HALFOPEN

cut

pot

OPEN

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CENTRAL

BACK
roots

keep

nurse

wit

wet

short

apart
hat

put

must

CLOSE

HALFCLOSE

HALFOPEN

not

laugh

OPEN

late //

toy

//

light //

poor //

near /n/

there

//

know //

//

loud //

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ENGLISH VOWELS

short: 7 / /
long: 5 / /
stressed: all except / /

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ENGLISH VOWELS

diphthongs: 8

stressed: all except //