simple vowels大学英语语音材料

central
back
close (high)
mid
/ i: /, / I / (/ i /)
/e/ / 3: / (/ @: /) , / @ / /V/
/ u: /, / U / (/ u /)
/ O: /
open (low)
Hale Waihona Puke /{// Q / (/ O /), / A: /
simple vowels / pure vowels (单元音)
(according to the length) :
long vowels / short vowels
simple vowels / pure vowels (单元音)
tongue positions of simple vowels
For all the vowels, the tip of the tongue is placed against the back of the lower teeth. The tongue tip touches the base of the lower teeth or the teeth ridge.
simple vowels / pure vowels (单元音)
classification of simple vowels: according to the part of the tongue which is raised/moved/activated:
front vowels / central vowels / back vowels

according to the tongue height:
close/high vowels / open/low vowels / mid vowels


according to the lip-rounding:
rounded vowels / spread vowels / neutral vowels

Look up the following words in the dictionary. (Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary / Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English) city / coffee / sincerity / quality / merrily / rhythm / village / private / fortunate / chocolate / necklace / palace / positive / fugitive / biscuit / women / useless / goodness / Sunday / mountain / purr / work door / car / dance / impossible / compliment
simple vowels / pure vowels (单元音)

Dictionaries: OALD (6th Edition), LDCE (New Edition) Phonetic symbols: Jones / IPA & KK / i: / /i/ sheep /I/ / I / bit (/ i / /I/ happy) /e/ /E/ bed /{/ /{/ cat / 3: / / 3 / bird /@/ /@/ about /V/ /V/ cut / u: / /u/ boot /U/ /U/ put (/ u / /U/ actually) / O: / /O/ four /Q/ /A/ pot / A: / /A/ father
front close · / i:
/
central
back
/ u:
/· · /U/ (/ u /)
· /I
/ (/ i /)
close-mid
/
· /3:/ · /@/) / (/@:
/V/·
· /e
open-mid
/ O: /·
/Q /· / A: (/ O · / /)
· /{/ open
front