The document discusses cardinal vowels, which were developed by phonetician Daniel Jones as reference points for defining vowel quality. It explains that in English, only the high and mid back vowels are rounded, while all other vowels are unrounded. It also describes the positions of the tongue and lips when producing different vowels, noting that vowels can be front, central, back, high, low, rounded, or unrounded. Examples are provided to demonstrate tongue height when producing various vowel sounds.

1. Vowels
Cardinal vowels

2. Vowels

6. Cardinal vowels
• the cardinal vowels as reference points for
defining vowel quality.

7. The Cardinal Vowels
Cardinal vowel concept was developed by
phonetician Daniel Jones .
Daniel JonesPhonetician

9. Position of lips
• Rounded
• unrounded
• spread

10. Tongue position
• Front
• centeral
• Back
• High
• low

14. Lip Rounding
• In English, only the high and mid back vowels
are produced with lip rounding
• Round vowels: [u], [U],
[o], []
• Unround vowels: all the other vowels

15. Tongue Height
• Put your hand under your chin and say seat,
set, sat
• High: leak, lick, Luke, look
– [I], [I], [u], [U]
• Mid: bait, bet, but, bought, boat
– [eI], [E], [], [],
[o]
• Low: cat, con

16. Which of the following words has a
long i vowel sound?
• pick
• pipe
• pinch

17. pipe

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