The document describes two phonetic transcriptions: - The first transcription has a mid-high tongue position, centered highest point of the tongue, spread lips, and a narrow jaw opening. It can be spelled with most vowel letters and combinations, and examples include possible, gentlemen, woman, oblige, suppose, particular, mother, doctor, famous, colour, and figure. - The second transcription has a slightly lower tongue position towards the front of the mouth, spread or neutral lips, and a narrow to medium jaw opening. It can be represented by i, y, e, ie, a, and in some examples words like fit, rich, symbol, city, become, descend, ladies, cities, village

2. • Features:
height of tongue: about half-way between
‘open’ and ‘close’
part of tongue which is highest: the central
part, culminating at the junction between
‘front’ and ‘back
position of lips: spread
opening between the jaws: narrow
•
Examples:
/@/ may be spelt with most vowel letters and
their combination
i (possible - /'pÁs@bl /),
e (gentlemen - /'ʤentlm@n/),
a (woman - /'wUm@n/),
o (oblige - /@'blaiʤ/),
u (suppose - /s@'p@Uz/),
ar (particular - /p@'tIkj@l@r)/),
er (mother - /'möD@r/),
or (doctor - /'dÁkt@r/),
ou (famous - /'feIm@s/),
our (colour - /'köl@r/),
ure (figure - /'fIg@r/).

3. • Features:
height of tongue: nearly ‘half close’
part of the tongue which is highest: the
hinder part of the ‘front’
position of lips: spread or neutral
opening between the jaws: narrow to
medium
• Examples:
i – fit /fIt/, rich /rIʧ/
y – symbol /'sImbl /, city /'sIti:/
e – become /bI'köm/, descend /dI'send/
ie – ladies /'leIdIs/, cities /'sItIs/
a – village /'vIlIʤ/, private /'praIv@t/
exceptional – minute /'mInIt/,
women /'wImI n/ Sunday /'söndeI /,
pretty /'prIti:/, England /'Iŋgl@nd/,
English /'IŋglIS/, busy /'bIzi:/
lettuce /'letIs/