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56 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
i
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High-Front
beat |
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I
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High/Mid-Front
bit |
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e
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Mid-Front
bait |
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ᗴ
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Mid/Low-Front
bet |
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æ
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Low-Front
bat |
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ə
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Mid-Central
sofa (unaccented) most common vowel in English |
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ʌ
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Mid/Low-Central
but (accented) |
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aw
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Dipthong
Low-Central cow |
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ay
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Dipthong
Low-Central buy |
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ɔy
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Dipthong
Mid/Low-Back boy |
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u
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High-Back
boot |
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ʊ
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High/Mid-Back
foot |
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o
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Mid-Back
boat |
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ɔ
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Mid/Low-Back
long |
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ɑ
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Low-Back
pot |
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p
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voiceless bilabial stop
pill |
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b
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voiced bilabial stop
bill |
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t
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voicless alveolar stop
tip |
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d
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voiced alveolar stop
dip |
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k
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voiceless velar stop
kill |
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g
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voiced velar stop
gill |
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f
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voiceless labial-dental fricative
fill |
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v
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voiced labial-dental fricative
villa |
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θ
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Theta/Thorn
voiceless interdental fricative thin |
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ð
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Eth
voiced interdental fricative then |
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s
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voiceless alveolar fricative
silly |
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z
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voiced alveolar fricative
zoo |
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ʃ š
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voiceless alveopalatal fricative
shell |
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ʒ ž
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voiced alveopalatal fricative
measure |
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tʃ č
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voiceless alveopalatal affricate
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dɛ ǰ
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voiced alveopalatal affricate
jelly |
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m
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voiced bilabial nasal
mill |
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n
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voiced alveolar nasal
nill |
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ŋ
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voiced velar nasal
singer |
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h
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voiceless glottal fricative
hill |
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j y
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voiced palatal approximant
yes |
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r ɹ
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voiced alveolar liquid approximant
rent |
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l
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voiced alveolar liquid approximant
lily |
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w
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voiced labial-velar approximant
will |
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ʔ
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voiceless glottal stop
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7 stops
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p, b, t, d, k, g, ʔ
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9 fricatives
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f, v, s, z, g, θ, ð, š(ʃ), ž(ʒ)
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2 affricates
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č, ǰ
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3 nasals
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m, n, ŋ
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4 approximants (2 liquids)
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w, y,
l, r = liquid |
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Phonetics
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study of the sounds made in the production of human language
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IPA
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International Phonetic Alphabet
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Parts of Upper Vocal Tract
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lip, teeth, alveolar ridge, hard palate, soft palate (velum), uvula, pharnyx wall, larynx, nasal cavity
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Parts of Lower Vocal Tract
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Lip, Tounge (tip, blade, front, center, back, root), epiglotis, larynx
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What's a Fricative
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characterized by a forcing of air in a continuous stream through a narrow opening
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What's a Stop
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formed when air is built up in the vocal tract and suddenly released through the mouth
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What's an Affricative
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air is built up by a complete closure of the oral tract at some place of articulation, then released (like a stop), and continued (like a fricative)
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What's an Obstruent
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any Stop, Fricative, or Affricate
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What's an Approximant
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produced by two articulators approaching one another almost like fricatives, but not coming close enough to produce friction
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What's a Nasal
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produced by lowering the velum, allowing the stream of air to pass out through the nasal cavity instead of through the oral cavity
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What's a Dipthong
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vowel sound for which the tongue starts in one place in the mouth and glides to another
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