内容正文:
英语音标
元音
Speech Organs
Basic resonators:
the nasal cavity 鼻腔
the pharyngeal cavity 咽腔
the oral cavity口腔
the labial cavity唇齿腔
Classification of Vowls
14
6
3
Monophthongs
4
The front of the tongue is raised.
There is no lip rounding.
The back part of the tongue is raised.
There is lip rounding.
The central part of the tongue is raised.
No lip rounding.
/i:/ /I/
/e/ /A/
/Q/ /ɜ:/ /E/
/B:/ /ɒ/ /C:/
/J/ /U:/
Front vowels:
Back vowels:
Central vowels:
Front vowels
/i:/ /I/ /e/ /A/
Diagnostic Test for Front vowels:
/i:/ /I/ /e/ /A/
--She’s got lovely cheeks.
--She’s got lovely chicks.
--Bend the iphone.
--This bed is very bad.
Front vowle /i:/
Key words for /i:/
key /ki:/ ≠ /kei/ (K k)
east /i:st/ ≠ /ji:st/ (yeast)
green /gri:n/ ≠ /grein/ (grain)
Front vowle /I/
Key words for /I/
big pig bit dig
beside behind business between
city body pretty pity
01
bit
02
Behind X /A/
03
forty
01
tick
02
beside
03
journey
Attention: Tips for producing /I/
Type 1: /I/
Type 2:≈/E/
Type 3:≈/e/
12
Front vowle /e/
Front vowle /A/
Key words for /e/ and /A/
bet best desk
battle bag ban panda mammal
pet-pat pen-pan bed-bad end-and
Differences in AE and BE for /A/
can, ham, thanks
4:13 - 5:28
Back vowels
/ɑ:/、 /ɒ/、/ɔ:/、/ʊ/、/u:/ 、
Diagnostic Test for Back Vowels:
/ɑ:/ /ɒ/ /ɔ:/ /ʊ/ /u:/
-- The machine stops and starts.
-- The ferry is leaving the port
-- He is a cook for a nearby school.
Back vowel /ɑ:/
Key words for /ɑ:/
art carp cigar calm half party
heart master drama apartement
Variation of /ɑ:/ in American Accent
/ɑ:/ → /æ/
after laugh path rather faster
castle demande dance chance
Back vowel /ɒ/
Key words for /ɒ/
box frog doctor watch what
communist quality wander property
Differences in AE and B