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Articulation: Vowels
Articulation: Vowels and Diphthongs
Term | Definition |
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[i] | high front unrounded tense |
[ɪ] | high front unrounded lax |
[e] | mid front unrounded tense |
[ɛ] | mid front unrounded lax |
[æ] | low front unrounded |
[ɑ] | low back unrounded |
[ɒ] | low back round |
[ɔ] | mid back round lax |
[o] | mid back round tense |
[ʊ] | high back round lax |
[u] | hiɡh back round tense |
[ʌ] | mid central unrounded lax (stressed) |
[ə] | mid central unrounded lax (unstressed) |
[aɪ] | low central unrounded to high front unrounded diphthong |
[aʊ] | low central unrounded to high back round diphthong |
[ɔɪ] | mid back round to high front unrounded diphthong |