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•ɪ •ʊ
Close-mid e o
• ɔː
•ə
•e
ɜː •
Open-mid ɛ ɔ
•ʌ
•æ •ɒ
• ɑː
Open a ɑ
The vowel-Classification of simple Vowels
E.g.: [aɪ] ¾a
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• We have more examples of this in the clip.
The diphthong
Diphthong
centring closing
ɪə eə ʊə eɪ aɪ ɔɪ əʊ aʊ
i u
• iː (1) • uː (4)
• ɪ (2) • ʊ (3)
e o
• ɔː (5)
• ə (8)
• e (6)
(7)ɜː •
ɛ ɔ
• ʌ (12)
• æ (9) • ɒ (10)
• ɑː (11)
a ɑ
Written quiz: remember to write your name and student I.D.
• Ca đầu
• Ca sau
Phonetic features of vowels 1
• What phonetic feature(s) distinguishes the sets
of sounds in column A from those in column B?
A B
1. [ɒ] 1. [ɑː]
2. [iː] [ɪ] [e] [æ] 2. [uː] [ʊ] [ɔː]
Phonetic features of vowels 2
• What phonetic feature(s) distinguishes the sets
of sounds in column A from those in column B?
A B
1. [e] 1. [ɑː]
2. [iː] [ɪ] [uː] [ʊ] 2. [e] [ɔː] [æ]
Key for HW
Key for HW
Key for HW