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Vowel articulation

Vowel articulation. Kuiper and Allan Chapter 4.2.3. Vowels. no obstruction in the airway All English vowels are voiced. The shape of the oral tract is modified by: the position of the tongue the shape of the lips. Tongue position.

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Vowel articulation

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  1. Vowel articulation Kuiper and Allan Chapter 4.2.3

  2. Vowels no obstruction in the airway • All English vowels are voiced. • The shape of the oral tract is modified by: • the position of the tongue • the shape of the lips.

  3. Tongue position • from close to the roof of the mouth (high) to as low as possible (low) • retracted (back) • not retracted (front)

  4. The Vowel Quadrilateral front central back high mid low

  5. Cardinal vowels • arbitrary auditory reference points • invented by Daniel Jones • 8 points on the vowel quadrilateral • can only be learned by listening to them

  6. Cardinal vowels [u] 8 1 [i] [o] 7 2 [e] [ç] 6 3 [E] [A] 5 4 [a]

  7. IPA vowel chart

  8. Lip position • rounded • unrounded

  9. Monophthongs and diphthongs • Vowels can stay relative unchanged during their production, monophthongs. • a in car • Vowels can alter during their production, diphthongs. • i in hi

  10. Long and short vowels • Some vowels in English are inherently of a shorter duration. • i in kit • Some are inherently longer. • ee in feet

  11. The real bagpipes

  12. The human bagpipes

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