Diction Principles
German monophthongs are to be produced without this.
What is a diphthong?
The IPA symbol for the only German voiced glide.
What is [j]?
Spellings of "ä" are pronounced this way.
What is an open e, or [ɛ]?
The definition of a mixed vowel. (Why is this in the diphthong category?)
What is the combination of two pure vowels?
The position of the tip of the tongue in all German pure and mixed vowels.
What are the LOWER front teeth?
What is forward placement?
The IPA symbol for the German unvoiced bilabial stop.
What is [p]?
Spellings of "ie" are pronounced this way.
What is closed i, or [i]?
[ɑɪ] [ɛɪ] [ɑʊ] [oʊ] [ɔɪ] occur in which language?
The only occurring diacritical mark in German; occurs only over u, o, and a.
What is the umlaut?
German stress is created by this.
What is weight?
The IPA symbol for a unvoiced palatal fricative.
What is [ç]?
Spellings of "ch" will result in these three possible sounds.
What are ich-laut [ç], ach-laut [χ], and hard k [k]?
The phonetic transcription of the diphthong in the English word "voice."
What is [ɔɪ]?
The IPA symbol for the interior position of the mixed vowel [y].
What is closed i or [i]?
Like English, this syllable typically receives a higher intonation.
What is the first syllable?
The articulatory definition of German [l].
What is a voiced alveolar lateral?
Spellings of “sch” “st” and “sp” will most often result in this sound.
What is "sh" or [ʃ]?
The phonetic transcription of the diphthong in the German word "Baum" (English "tree.")
What is [ɑo]?
The IPA symbol for the only German consonant with a lowered soft palate.
What is [ŋ]?
This tricky maneuver for English speakers, spelled with multiple letters, is best managed by maintaining space and a lifted palate.
What are consonant clusters?
The articulatory definition of German [χ].
What is a voiceless velar fricative?
Spellings of ü and ö followed by an “h” result in a this kind of formation of the mixed vowel.
What is closed vowel formation?
The phonetic transcription of the German diphthong in "neu" (English "new")
What is [ɔø]?
The IPA symbol for the interior (tongue) position for [œ].
What is open e, or [ɛ]?