Name: Galih Razzaq Purdianata

NIM : 2101055005

1st Assigment:
Vowel Description
Subject : Phonetics & English Phonology
Class : 5B
Lecturer : Dr. Roslaini, M.Hum
No Symbols Description Characteristics Examples
Initial Medial Final
1 /ɪ/ Short Lips are spread In, Film,
fairly-close loosely, and the international think
fairly front tongue is more
unrounded relaxed.
2 /i/ The close High front tongue it bit me
front position, tense ink sitting by
unrounded articulation, an igloo building high
vowel unrounded quality,
and high resonant
frequencies due to
the shape of the
front oral cavity.
3 /i:/ Long close Articulated with eat see, tree, “free”
front the tongue body beat and
unrounded close to the hard “she”
vowel palate and the
tongue blade close
to (or in light
contact with) the
hard palate
4 /e/ Short mid Articulated with "end", "egg" "bed", "date",
front the tongue body in "let", "robe",
unrounded a mid-high "men" "tune"
vowel position, Lips are
unrounded, A
short lax vowel
5 /æ/ Short low Articulated with "add", "cat", -
front the tongue in a low "apple" "man",
unrounded front position "hand"
vowel
6 /ə/ Mid- Articulated with - "again", "sofa",
central the tongue in a "happy" "arena"
vowel mid-central
 position, Lips are
unrounded, A
reduced vowel
7 /ɜ:/ Long mid Lips are relaxed, Word,
fairly- and neutrally bird
central spread.
neutral
8 /ʌ/ Short mid Articulated with "up", "us" "cup", -
back the tongue in a "fun",
unrounded mid-high back "come"
vowel position, Lips are
unrounded, A
short lax vowel
9 /ɑ:/ Long open Articulated with "art", "aunt" "palm", -
back an open back "father"
unrounded tongue position,
vowel Lips are
unrounded, A
steady-state vowel
with tense
articulation and
length
10 /ɔ:/ Long open- Articulated with "all", "board", -
mid back an open-mid back "ought" "born"
rounded tongue position,
vowel Lips are rounded,
A steady-state
vowel with tense
articulation and
length
11 /u/ Short high Articulated with "up", "ugly" "good", "to",
back the body of the "could", "do",
rounded tongue in a high, "book" "who"
vowel back position, Lips
are rounded, A
short lax vowel
12 /u:/ Long Lips are rounded. Youth, Taboo,
fairly-close The tongue is booth tattoo
fairly-back tense.
rounded