Vowel Vowel SoundsSounds

RevisitedRevisitedTaken from:Taken from:

A Course in Phonetics, Chapter 4A Course in Phonetics, Chapter 4Teaching Pronunciation, Chapter 4Teaching Pronunciation, Chapter 4

How can we How can we define vowels?define vowels?

There are at There are at least 3 ways:least 3 ways:

Manner of ArticulationManner of Articulation

Syllabic StructureSyllabic Structure

Poetry StructurePoetry Structure

How can we How can we classify vowels?classify vowels?

In Chapter 1 we In Chapter 1 we saw at least 3 saw at least 3

ways:ways:

Tongue PositionTongue Position

Tongue HeightTongue Height

Lip ShapeLip Shape

Thus we get the Thus we get the following chart:following chart:

But there are But there are other aspects to other aspects to consider, like:consider, like:

Lower Jaw HeightLower Jaw Height

GlidingGliding

LengthLength

TensenessTenseness