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Vowel Pronunciation Tutorial - IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) Vowels

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This course uses vocal-tract height, backness, and roundedness to explain the IPA vowel chart and how to produce vowel sounds. Applied ear-training examples cover Spanish, French, German, English, and Italian.

Syllabus

What do these funny symbols mean?
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Human Vocal Tract: Height, Backness, Roundedness
IPA: The International Phonetic Alphabet
High/Close Vowels [i y ɯ u]
Mid Front Vowels [e ɛ]
Low/Open Vowels [ä, ɑ, ɒ]
Near-High/Near-Close Front Vowels [ɪ ʏ]
Cot-Caught Merger
Phonemic vs Phonetic IPA Transcription
[a] vs [æ]
The Full IPA Vowel Chart
Mid Back Vowels [o ɔ]
True Mid Vowels [e̞ o̞]
[ə ʊ], Sonus Medius
Spanish Applied Ear Training
French Applied Ear Training
German Applied Ear Training
English & Italian Vowel Space & Conclusions

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