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