English Long Vowel Sounds
English Vowel Sounds
• Short Vowels
• Long Vowels
• Diphthongs aɪ
Open
Close
Front Back
English Long Vowels
• Front / Back
• Open/Low Close/High
• Lip Position – spread/round/neutral
Open
Close
Front Back
Long Vowel 1
• i: ‘ease’, 'mean', 'peace’, ‘see’
• Front
• Tongue Position – Close/High
• Lip Position – Slightly Spread
Open
Close
Front Back
Long Vowel 2
• :
ɜ sounds like ‘er’
• This sound is called Jerky Sound.
‘urgent’, 'bird', 'purse’, ‘fur’
• Mid Central
• Tongue Position – Neutral
• Lips Position – Neutral
Open
Close
Front Back
Long Vowel 3
• :
ɑ ‘art’, 'card', 'half, 'pass’, ‘spa’
• Back
• Tongue Position – Open/Low
• Lips Position - Neutral
Open
Close
Front Back
Long Vowel 4
• :
ɔ ‘awkward’, 'board', 'torn', 'horse’, law
• Back
• Tongue Position – Near Central/little high
• Lips Position - Rounded Lips
Open
Close
Front Back
Long Vowel 5
• u: 'food', 'soon', 'loose, ‘true’
• Back
• Tongue Position – Close/High
• Lips Position – rounded
Open
Close
Front Back
Assignment
• Find three words having these sounds at initial, medial and final positions.
• Also write the transcriptions of these words.
Thank You

Lec # BS 2nd Sem. Introduction to phoneticspptx

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    English Vowel Sounds •Short Vowels • Long Vowels • Diphthongs aɪ Open Close Front Back
  • 3.
    English Long Vowels •Front / Back • Open/Low Close/High • Lip Position – spread/round/neutral Open Close Front Back
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    Long Vowel 1 •i: ‘ease’, 'mean', 'peace’, ‘see’ • Front • Tongue Position – Close/High • Lip Position – Slightly Spread Open Close Front Back
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    Long Vowel 2 •: ɜ sounds like ‘er’ • This sound is called Jerky Sound. ‘urgent’, 'bird', 'purse’, ‘fur’ • Mid Central • Tongue Position – Neutral • Lips Position – Neutral Open Close Front Back
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    Long Vowel 3 •: ɑ ‘art’, 'card', 'half, 'pass’, ‘spa’ • Back • Tongue Position – Open/Low • Lips Position - Neutral Open Close Front Back
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    Long Vowel 4 •: ɔ ‘awkward’, 'board', 'torn', 'horse’, law • Back • Tongue Position – Near Central/little high • Lips Position - Rounded Lips Open Close Front Back
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    Long Vowel 5 •u: 'food', 'soon', 'loose, ‘true’ • Back • Tongue Position – Close/High • Lips Position – rounded Open Close Front Back
  • 9.
    Assignment • Find threewords having these sounds at initial, medial and final positions. • Also write the transcriptions of these words.
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