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Mustafa Abdulsahib Abdulkareem
The Vowel System in English
A Graduation-Research Paper submitted to the Department of
English/College of Arts/University of Basra in Partial
fulfillment for the Requirement of B.A. Degree in English
Language and Literature.
Written by
2013 A.D.
This research is for
My mother
Acknowledgements
Table of Contents
Title Page
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Keys to pronunciation
Table of Content
Section one
1.Introduction
Section two
2.Basic Information of Vowel Sounds in English
2.1.Definitions of Vowel Sounds
2.2.Bases of Describing Vowel Sounds
2.3.Sorts of Vowel Sounds
2.3.1.Simple Vowel Sounds
2.3.2.Diphthong Vowel Sounds
2.3.3.Triphthong Vowel Sounds
Section three
3.Distribution, Spelling and other Phonological
Aspects Related to Vowel Sounds in English
Bibliography
Introduction
Tongue - shape
/I/(pit) /Ʊ/(put)
HIGH
Tongue /D/(Poe)
Mid /e/(pate)
-
Low /ɔ:/(paw)
height
/a/(pat) /a:/(par)
Centerin Closing
g
ɪǝ eǝ ʊǝ eɪ aɪ ɔɪ ǝʊ aʊ
Fig 15 types of diphthongs (from Roach, 1991:19)
/ɑʊ/ go /gɑʊ/
/a:/clerk /kla:k/
/i/create /kri'eɪt/
/ɪǝ/clear /klɪǝ(r)/
/eɪ/café /keɪf/
From that all one can see clearly the non-phonetic name
of English language, i.e. n that E is fat from one-to-one
letter to sound correspondence.
3.1. Distribution of vowel sounds within a word.
/e/ can be found in initial and medial but not final word
position (Ibid).
/æ/ can be found in initial and medial but not final word
position. (Yule, 1996: 49).
/ɔɪǝ/ can be found only in medial and final but not initial
word position (Ibid).
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