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Vowel Phoneme Characteristics Explained

The document describes the articulatory properties of several vowel phonemes according to six criteria: stability of articulation, position of the tongue, tongue height, duration, degree of muscular tension, and lip position. For each vowel phoneme, it lists whether it is a monophthong or diphthong, its tongue position (front, back, central), tongue height (high, mid, low), duration (long or short), tension (tense or lax), and whether it is labialized or not.

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Vowel Phoneme Characteristics Explained

The document describes the articulatory properties of several vowel phonemes according to six criteria: stability of articulation, position of the tongue, tongue height, duration, degree of muscular tension, and lip position. For each vowel phoneme, it lists whether it is a monophthong or diphthong, its tongue position (front, back, central), tongue height (high, mid, low), duration (long or short), tension (tense or lax), and whether it is labialized or not.

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/ i: / / a: /

1. According to the stability of articulation – monophthong 1. According to the stability of articulation – monophthong

2. According to the position of the bulk of the tongue - front 2. According to the position of the bulk of the tongue - back
vowel with the fully front vowel with the back advanced

3. According to the tongue-height - high: narrow 3. According to the tongue-height - low: broad

4. According to the duration (length) – long vowel phoneme 4. According to the duration (length) – long vowel phoneme

5. According to the degree of muscular tension – tense 5. According to the degree of muscular tension – tense

6. According to the lip position - non-labialised 6. According to the lip position – non-labialized

/ u: / /ɪ/

1. According to the stability of articulation – monophthong 1. According to the stability of articulation – monophthong

2. According to the position of the bulk of the tongue - back 2. According to the position of the bulk of the tongue - front
vowel with the fully back vowel with the front-retracted

3. According to the tongue-height - high: narrow 3. According to the tongue-height – high: broad

4. According to the duration (length) – long vowel phoneme 4. According to the duration (length) – short vowel phoneme

5. According to the degree of muscular tension – tense 5. According to the degree of muscular tension – lax

6. According to the lip position - labialised 6. According to the lip position – non-labialized

/ з: / /ʊ/

1. According to the stability of articulation – monophthong 1. According to the stability of articulation – monophthong

2. According to the position of the bulk of the tongue - 2. According to the position of the bulk of the tongue - back
central vowel vowel with the back advanced

3. According to the tongue-height - mid: narrow 3. According to the tongue-height – high: broad

4. According to the duration (length) – long vowel phoneme 4. According to the duration (length) – short vowel phoneme

5. According to the degree of muscular tension – tense 5. According to the degree of muscular tension – lax

6. According to the lip position – non-labialized 6. According to the lip position – labialized

/ ɔː / /e/

1. According to the stability of articulation – monophthong 1. According to the stability of articulation – monophthong

2. According to the position of the bulk of the tongue - back 2. According to the position of the bulk of the tongue - front
vowel with the fully back vowels with the fully front

3. According to the tongue-height - mid: broad 3. According to the tongue-height – mid narrow

4. According to the duration (length) – long vowel phoneme 4. According to the duration (length) – short vowel phoneme

5. According to the degree of muscular tension – tense 5. According to the degree of muscular tension – lax

6. According to the lip position – labialized 6. According to the lip position – non-labialized
/ə/
/æ/
1. According to the stability of articulation – monophthong
1. According to the stability of articulation – monophthong
2. According to the position of the bulk of the tongue -
central vowel 2. According to the position of the bulk of the tongue - front
vowels with the fully front
3. According to the tongue-height – mid broad
3. According to the tongue-height – low broad
4. According to the duration (length) – short vowel phoneme
4. According to the duration (length) – short vowel phoneme
5. According to the degree of muscular tension – lax
5. According to the degree of muscular tension – lax
6. According to the lip position – non-labialized
6. According to the lip position – non-labialized
/ʌ/
/ɒ/
1. According to the stability of articulation – monophthong
1. According to the stability of articulation – monophthong
2. According to the position of the bulk of the tongue -
central vowel 2. According to the position of the bulk of the tongue - back
vowels with the fully back
3. According to the tongue-height – low narrow
3. According to the tongue-height – low broad
4. According to the duration (length) – short vowel phoneme
4. According to the duration (length) – short vowel phoneme
5. According to the degree of muscular tension – lax
5. According to the degree of muscular tension – lax
6. According to the lip position – non-labialized
6. According to the lip position – labialized

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