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Articulation: Vowels
Articulation: Vowels and Diphthongs
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| [i] | high front unrounded tense |
| [ɪ] | high front unrounded lax |
| [e] | mid front unrounded tense |
| [ɛ] | mid front unrounded lax |
| [æ] | low front unrounded |
| [ɑ] | low back unrounded |
| [ɒ] | low back round |
| [ɔ] | mid back round lax |
| [o] | mid back round tense |
| [ʊ] | high back round lax |
| [u] | hiɡh back round tense |
| [ʌ] | mid central unrounded lax (stressed) |
| [ə] | mid central unrounded lax (unstressed) |
| [aɪ] | low central unrounded to high front unrounded diphthong |
| [aʊ] | low central unrounded to high back round diphthong |
| [ɔɪ] | mid back round to high front unrounded diphthong |