Front Vowels
This is a high front vowel
This is a mid central lax rounded vowel
What is /ɚ/
Dialects vary in their use of /ɔ/, and /ɑ/, but we default to this one
What is /ɑ/
The two types of diphthongs
What is non-phonemic and phonemic diphthongs
Produced without significant constriction and is usually voiced
What is a vowel
What is 3
There are this many central vowels in the word "additionally"
What is 2
There are this many back vowels in the word "overshoot"
What is 2
These diphthongs change meaning
What is a Phonemic Diphthongs
Refers to the vertical position of the tongue body
What is tongue height
The number of front vowels that are tense and/or rounded
What is zero rounded, 2 tense
The number of central vowels that are tense and/or rounded
What is 1 rounded vowel and 1 vowel that is tense and rounded
The number of back vowels that are tense and/or rounded
What is 1 tense vowel, 1 rounded vowel, and 3 tense and rounded vowels
These diphthongs can be used as an allophone
Non-phonemic diphthongs
This is a vowel produced with gradually changing quality and is represented with a digraph
What is a diphthong?
The four parameters of /ɛ/
What is low-mid, front, lax, unrounded
The four parameters of /ʌ/
What is low-mid central lax unrounded
The four parameters of /ʊ/
What is high-mid back lax rounded
This is a word that has the same meaning whether it is pronounced with a pure vowel or the diphthong.
What is "boat" or "bate"
This is a pure vowel that has one single, unchanging sound quality
What is a monophthong?
The four parameters of the vowel in the word "Inch"
What is High-mid front lax unrounded
The four parameters of the first vowel in the word "balloon"
What is mid central lax unrounded
The four parameters of the vowel in "suit"
What is high back tense rounded
State a phrase that uses all of the diphthongs
Unlimited options.
One example: "My toy cow say no".
The four parameters of a vowel
What is
1. High Mid Low
2. Front Central Back
3. Tense Lax
4. Round Unrounded