Consonants
tʃ
What is “ch”?
aʊ
“ow” House
iɹ
Ear
The unstressed neutral vowel
Schwa
steady-state vowels that require a single articulatory movement.
Monophthong
dʒ
What is “j”?
If the second part of this type of diphthong is not produced, the vowel meaning is still understood.
Phonetic
oʊ, eɪ
ɛɹ
Air
The stressed neutral vowel.
Carat or Wedge
Used in narrow transcription and/or when it is beneficial to explain a person’s production such as disordered speech.
Diacritic Marks
A voiced bilabial glide
w
Type of diphthong that must be produced completely to understand the meaning of the word.
Phonemic
aɪ, aʊ, ɔɪ
ɔɹ
Or
The stressed syllable in “purple”.
1st syllable
Articulators are simultaneously completing one sound while preparing for the next sound
Coarticulation
A voiceless, post-alveolar fricative
ʃ
All diphthongs in General American English, go from a ________ tongue height to a __________ tongue height.
Lower to higher
Rising tongue height
aʊɚ
Our
The stressed syllable in “teacher”.
First
the, was, of, a
Single syllable words that are typically produces without stress
A voiced, nasal, velar
ŋ
The name of the first place of articulation in the diphthong
Onglide
aɪɚ
Ire
The stressed syllable in “agree”.
2nd syllable
Relative stress within an utterance
Contrastive Stress