Jumat, 07 Februari 2014
1. VOWELS
Vowels are produced when there is NO OBSTRUCTION of the out-going air from the lungs and pharynx. There are 12 vowels in English:
-SHORT VOWELS
[I] [e] [ɒ] [ʊ] [ʌ] [ə] [æ]
-LONG VOWELS
[i:] [ɔ:] [a:] [u:] [ə:]
VOWEL DIAGRAM
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FRONT
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CENTRE
|
BACK
|
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HIGH
|
I
i: |
|
u:
ʊ |
|
MID
|
e
|
ə
|
ɔ:
|
|
LOW
|
æ
|
ʌ
|
a:
ɔ |
2. DIPHTHONGS
Diphthongs
is a complex speech sound or glide that begins with one vowel and gradually
changes to another vowel within the same syllable. There are 2 kind of
diphthongs:
-CLOSING
[eI] [aI] [aʊ]
[oʊ]
[oI]
-CENTERING
-CENTERING
[Iə] [eə] [ʊə] [ɔə]
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