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Vowels
all the ins and outs of vowels
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Literature
Undergraduate 3
04/19/2016

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Term
vowels
Definition
[+syllabic] [-consonant]
Term
central vowels
Definition
[-front] [-back]
Term
mid vowels
Definition
[-high] [-low]

ex: [upside down e] or schwa
Term
Close
Definition
high
Term
open
Definition
low
Term
near close
Definition
lax
Term
english front vowels
Definition
[i] [I] [e]
Term
lower vowels
Definition
lax
Term
unstressed vowels
Definition
not a lot of work to say these (ago, sofa)

ex; upside down e(schwa)
Term
stressed vowels
Definition
mouth does more work

ex; what, but=karot(upside down v)~upside down fancy a
Term
vowel chart
Definition
http://www.poetryinnature.com/nature/poetry.asp?poem=5786
Term
diphthong
Definition
2 vowel articulated in one syllable, different
-refers to two adjacent vowel sounds occurring within same syllable

ex; bite /fancy a and I/, boy /backwards cI/ boat /fancy a and u with both tops pointing out/
Term
diphtongoid
Definition
not pure in English but rather end in a homorganic glide or lax vowel

ex: beat [biIt] bait[beIt] boot[buu(with point tops curved out)t] boat[bou(with top sides curved out)t]
Term
nazalization
Definition
secondary vowel articulation
-French has both nasal and non nasal vowels

ex;azure
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