Question

Write down a complete description of every English vowel pho- neme. Enclose in brackets the characteristics, which are not phonologically relevant. Example: [ı] front-retracted, close, broad variant, (unrounded, short) monophthong. [i:] front, close, narrow variant, (unrounded, long) diphthongoid. [eı] diphthong, the nucleus is front, mid, narrow vari- ant (unrounded).​

Answer 1

Ответ:

[ɪ] - front, close-mid, unrounded, lax monophthong

[i] - front, close, unrounded, tense monophthong

[i:] - front, close, unrounded, tense diphthong

[ɛ] - front, open-mid, unrounded, lax monophthong

[e] - front, close-mid, unrounded, tense monophthong

[eɪ] - front, diphthong, the nucleus is mid, narrow variant (unrounded)

[æ] - front, open, unrounded, lax monophthong

[ɑ:] - central, open, unrounded, tense monophthong

[ɔ:] - back, open-mid, rounded, tense monophthong

[ɔɪ] - back, diphthong, the nucleus is open-mid, narrow variant (rounded)

[u] - back, close, rounded, tense monophthong

[ʊ] - back, close-mid, rounded, lax monophthong

[ʌ] - central, open-mid, unrounded, lax monophthong

[ə] - central, mid, unrounded, lax monophthong

Answer 2

Here is a complete description of every English vowel phoneme:

[ɪ]: front, lax, short monophthong. It is a close-mid vowel and is unrounded.

[iː]: front, tense, long monophthong. It is a close vowel and is unrounded.

[ɛ]: front, lax, short monophthong. It is a mid vowel and is unrounded.

[æ]: front, lax, short monophthong. It is an open vowel and is unrounded.

[ə]: central, lax, short monophthong. It is a mid vowel and is unrounded. It is also known as the schwa.

[ʌ]: back, lax, short monophthong. It is an open-mid vowel and is unrounded.

[ʊ]: back, lax, short monophthong. It is a close-mid vowel and is rounded.

[uː]: back, tense, long monophthong. It is a close vowel and is rounded.

[ɔ]: back, lax, short monophthong. It is a mid vowel and is rounded.

[ɑː]: back, tense, long monophthong. It is an open vowel and is unrounded.

[ɜː]: central, tense, long monophthong. It is a mid vowel and is unrounded.

[aɪ]: diphthong, the nucleus is front, open, wide variant. It starts as an open vowel and glides towards a close vowel.

[aʊ]: diphthong, the nucleus is back, open, wide variant. It starts as an open vowel and glides towards a close vowel.

[oʊ]: diphthong, the nucleus is back, close-mid, wide variant. It starts as a close-mid vowel and glides towards a close vowel.

[eɪ]: diphthong, the nucleus is front, mid, wide variant. It starts as a mid vowel and glides towards a close vowel.

[ɔɪ]: diphthong, the nucleus is back, mid, wide variant. It starts as a mid vowel and glides towards a close vowel.

[juː]: diphthong, the nucleus is back, close, narrow variant. It starts as a close vowel and glides towards a close vowel.

[ɪə]: diphthong, the nucleus is central, mid, narrow variant. It starts as a mid vowel and glides towards a mid vowel.

[eə]: diphthong, the nucleus is front, mid, narrow variant. It starts as a mid vowel and glides towards a mid vowel.

[aʊə]: diphthong, the nucleus is back, mid, narrow variant. It starts as a mid vowel and glides towards a mid vowel.

Please note that the characteristics mentioned in brackets are not phonologically relevant and may vary depending on the specific dialect or variation of English.