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Monday, February 20, 2012

PHONETIC & PHONOLOGY(vowels)


Hii guys,,waaahh i know i take quite a long break in my blog actually im kinda busy with my studies. So as a language student i would like to share with u some pronunciation tips, FYI i took this subject this semester.Take a look n hear how to pronounce vowels sound :)

Front vowels
• /i:/ - cream, seen (long high front spread vowel)
• /ɪ/ - bit, silly (short high front spread vowel)
• /ɛ/ - bet, head (short mid front spread vowel); this may also be shown by the symbol /e/
• /æ/ - cat, dad (short low front spread vowel)
Central vowels
• /ɜ:/- burn, firm (long mid central spread vowel)
• /ə/ - about, clever (short mid central spread vowel); this is sometimes known as schwa, or the neutral vowel sound - it never occurs in a stressed position.
• /ʌ/ - cut, nut (short low front spread vowel)
Back vowels
• /u:/ - boob, glue (long high back rounded vowel)
• /ʊ/ - put, soot (short high back rounded vowel) http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif
• /ɔ:/- corn, faun (long mid back rounded vowel)
• /ɒ/- dog, rotten (short low back rounded vowel)
• /ɑ:/ - hard, far (long low back spread vowel)

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