CSD-2361 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Syllable, Tenseness
21 Feb 2017
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A speech sound that is formed without significant constriction of the oral and pharyngeal cavities, and that serves as a syllable nucleus. Formed with a relatively open tract from the larynx through the lips. Three aspects of vowel production: spatial no constriction within the oral and pharyngeal cavities, temporal sound can be sustained indefinitely, functional a syllable must include a vowel as its nucleus. Two kinds: monopthongs (gr. , one + voice/sound) /u/ (who: dipthongs (gr. , two + voice/sounds) Ipa represented by a digraph, or pair of symbols. Refers to the relative vertical position of the tongue body. Vowels produced in the highest position at the roof of the mouth = high vowels. Vowels produced in the lowest position = low vowels. See chapter 4 page 37: tongue advancement (front-back) Refers to the anterior-posterior dimension along which vowels may vary. Chapter 4 pg 39: tenseness or length.
