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Vowels
Minus vowel + r sequence
Term | Definition |
---|---|
/i/ | High front tense unrounded vowel |
/u/ | high back tense rounded vowel |
/e/ | Mid-front tense unrounded vowel |
/o/ | Mid-back tense rounded vowel |
/æ/ | Low front lax unrounded vowel |
/aʊ/ | Rising low front to high back (off-glide) diphthong |
/aɪ/ | Rising low front to high front (off-glide) diphthong |
/ɔ/ | low mid-back lax rounded vowel |
/ɔɪ/ | Rising mid-back to high front (off-glide) diphthong |
/ɪ/ | High front lax unrounded vowel |
/ʊ/ | High back lax rounded vowel |
/ɛ/ | Mid-front lax unrounded Vowel |
/ə/ | Mid-central lax unrounded vowel (unstressed) (schwa) |
/ɑ/ | Low back lax unrounded vowel |
/ʌ/ | Mid-central unrounded vowel (stressed) |
/ɚ/ | Mid-central R-colored lax vowel (unstressed) |
/ɝ/ | Mid-central R-colored tense vowel (stressed) |