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consonant sounds  \n·minimal pairs  \n·the syllable  \n● consonant clusters and vowel sequences  \n## Description of Vowel Sounds\n\nVowels are normally described with reference to the following criteria:  \na)The part of the tongue raised-front,centre,or back.  \nb)The extent to which the tongue is raised in the direction of the palate -open,  \nhalf-open,close and half-close.  \nc)The kind of opening made at the lips -various degrees of lip rounding orspreading.  \nTake for instance,the vowel sound /al.While pronouncing it,the centre of thetongue is raised towards the half-open position.The lips are unrounded (neutral).Hence,it can be described as a 'central,half-open,unrounded vowel'.  \n## Description of vowels\n\nVowels are produced with the tongue remaining at just one position.  \n/ə/a central,half-open,unrounded vowel/a:/  a back,open,unrounded vowel  \n/1/   a centralized front,half-close,unrounded vowel/i:/   a front,close,unrounded vowel  \n## Description of Vowels and Consonants\n\n/u/a centralized,back,rounded vowel  \n/u:/  \na back,close,rounded vowel  \n/e/   a front,unrounded vowel between half-close and half-open  \n/æ/  a front,unrounded vowel just below the half-open position  \n/A/   a central,unrounded vowel between open and half open  \na central,unrounded vowel between half-close and half-open  \n/3:/  \n/D/   a back,open,rounded vowel  \na back,rounded vowel between half-open and half-close  \n/ɔ:/  \n## Description of diphthongs\n\nDuring the production of these sounds the tongue glides from one point ofarticulation to another.  \n巧  \n\n| a glide from a front,unrounded vowel just half-close to centralized,  \u003Cbr>/eI/  \u003Cbr>front,unrounded vowel just above half-close.  \u003Cbr>a glide from a front,open,unrounded vowel to a centralized,front,  \u003Cbr>/aI/  \u003Cbr>unrounded vowel just above half-close.  \u003Cbr>a glide from a back,unrounded vowel between the open and half-open  \u003Cbr>/JI/  \u003Cbr>positions to a front,unrounded voweljust above the half-close position.  \u003Cbr>a glide from a centralized front unrounded vowel just above half-close  \u003Cbr>/Iə/  \u003Cbr>to a central,unrounded vowel between half-close and half-open.  \u003Cbr>/eə/  \u003Cbr>a glide from a front,half-open unrounded vowel to a central,unrounded  \u003Cbr>vowel between half-close and half-open.  \u003Cbr>/uə/  \u003Cbr>a glide from a centralized,back,unrounded vowel just above half-close  \u003Cbr>to a central,unrounded vowel between half-close and half-open.  \u003Cbr>/au/  a glide from back,open,unrounded position to a centralized,back,  \u003Cbr>rounded vowel just above the half-close position.  \u003Cbr>/əu/  a glide from central,unrounded vowel between half-close and half-open  \u003Cbr>to a centralized,back,rounded vowel just above the half-close position.   |\n| --- |\n\n## Description of consonant sounds\n\nThe consonant sounds are shown in the table below.Where symbols appear inpairs,the one to the left is voiceless and the one to the right voiced.The horizontalcolumn lists the points of articulation and the vertical column lists the manner ofarticulation.  \n\n|  | Bi-  \u003Cbr>labial   | Labio-  \u003Cbr>dental   | Dental   |  Alveolar   | Post-  \u003Cbr>alveolar   | Palato-  \u003Cbr>alveolar   | Palatal   | Velar   | Glottal   |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Plosive   | p b   |  |  | t d   |  |  |  | k g   |  |\n| Affricate   |  |  |  |  |  | tʃd3   |  |  |  |\n| Fricative   |  | f v   | θð   | S Z   |  | 3   |  |  | h   |\n| Nasal   | m   |  |  | n   |  |  |  | n   |  |\n| Lateral   |  |  |  | 1   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| Lateral  \u003Cbr>approxim-  \u003Cbr>ant   | W   |  |  |  | r   |  | j   |  |  |\n\nTo describe a consonant fully you must understand:  \na)whether it is voiced or voiceless  \nb)its place of articulation  \nc)its manner of articulation.  \n### a)Consonants:voiceless and voiced\n\nVoiceless consonants in English are /pl,It/,/Kk/,IfI,/θ/,/sI,II,/h/and /tʃJ.  \nVoiced consonants in English a","cbCairy9qTAApIjQ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairy9qTAApIjQ","pdf",2033700,"English","# Description of Vowel Sounds\n# Description of Vowels\n# Description of Vowels and Consonants\n# Description of diphthongs\n# Description of consonant sounds\n## Consonants: voiceless and voiced\n## Consonants: place of articulation\n## Consonants: manner of articulation","[{\"question\":\"How are vowel sounds described in this unit?\",\"answer\":\"Vowel sounds are described by tongue position (front/centre/back), tongue height (open/half-open/close/half-close), and lip shape (rounded or unrounded).\"},{\"question\":\"What three factors are required to fully describe an English consonant?\",\"answer\":\"You must determine whether it is voiced or voiceless, identify its place of articulation, and specify its manner of articulation.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the difference between how vowel sounds and diphthongs are 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