English Vowels: Sounds and Characteristics
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EPP Week 3
Week 3 – Sounds We Produce • How many English letters/sounds? • One sound equals one letter? • Vowels (V) • Consonants (C)
Week 3 – English Vowels • Monophthongs • One sound • Diphthongs • Two sounds • Triphthongs • Three sounds
Week 3 – English Vowels • Vowels’ characteristics • Voiced or voiceless? • Tongue height (close, close-mid, open-mid, open) • Tongue advancement (front, central, back) • Length of a vowel (short VS long vowels)
Week 3 – English Vowels • Vowel quadrilateral • FRONT CENTRAL BACK CLOSE CLOSE-MID OPEN-MID OPEN www.phon.ucl.ac.uk
Week 3 – English Vowels • Diphthongs • Two sounds • Centring diphthongs /ɪǝ/ /eǝ/ /ʊǝ/ • Closing diphthongs /eɪ/ /aɪ/ /ɔɪ/ /ǝʊ/ /aʊ/
Week 3 – English Vowels • Triphthongs • Three sounds /eɪ/ + /ǝ/ /aɪ/ + /ǝ/ /ɔɪ/ + /ǝ/ /ǝʊ/ + /ǝ/ /aʊ/ + / ǝ/