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Understanding English Vowels: Sounds and Characteristics

Dive into the world of English vowels, exploring monophthongs, diphthongs, and triphthongs. Learn about their characteristics, voiced vs. voiceless distinctions, length variations, and positioning on the vowel quadrilateral. Discover common diphthongs like /eɪ/ and /aɪ/, and triphthongs such as /eɪ/ + /ǝ/.

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Understanding English Vowels: Sounds and Characteristics

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  1. EPP Week 3

  2. Week 3 – Sounds We Produce • How many English letters/sounds? • One sound equals one letter? • Vowels (V) • Consonants (C)

  3. Week 3 – English Vowels • Monophthongs • One sound • Diphthongs • Two sounds • Triphthongs • Three sounds

  4. 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)

  5. Week 3 – English Vowels • Vowel quadrilateral • FRONT CENTRAL BACK CLOSE CLOSE-MID OPEN-MID OPEN www.phon.ucl.ac.uk

  6. Week 3 – English Vowels • Diphthongs • Two sounds • Centring diphthongs /ɪǝ/ /eǝ/ /ʊǝ/ • Closing diphthongs /eɪ/ /aɪ/ /ɔɪ/ /ǝʊ/ /aʊ/

  7. Week 3 – English Vowels • Triphthongs • Three sounds /eɪ/ + /ǝ/ /aɪ/ + /ǝ/ /ɔɪ/ + /ǝ/ /ǝʊ/ + /ǝ/ /aʊ/ + / ǝ/

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