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Unit 5: Classification of Speech Sounds: Vowels, Consonants-General Introduction

DIACRITICS OTHER SYMBOLS Notes
e
° Voiceless n d Œ or . Raised e  , , e w ^ . z Alveolo-palatal

° °
& &
s t e
∧ Voiced ∧ ∧ ‘or , Lowered , e , e , fricatives ∫ ,
c

f
h Aspirated t h + Advanced u+, u z Palatalized ∫ , 3
&
i
.. Breathy-voiced b c -or - Retracted , − , i- − t  Alveolar fricative
&& &&
n Dental _ t .. Centralized e && trill
- Labialized - t ~ Nasalized ΠAlveolar lateral flap
, Palatalized t, ,  , “ r-coloured a` t Simultaneous ∫ and x
– Velarized or Pharyn- : Long a: s∫ Variety of ∫ resembling
~ gealized l . Half-long . a % etc.
n l
| Syllabic | | ` Non-syllabic u` I = ∫
or Simultaneous sf (but see , More rounded ,  = o
also under the heading , Less rounded y, 3 = Variety of e
Affricates) e = r-coloured e

Palato-
alveolar Palatal Velar Uvular Labial- Labial- Pharyngeal Glottal
Palatal Velar
n n N

c f k g q G kp gb ?

ç χ
∫ 3 j x Y w h h h
j h w

y
R
R
k’
g

Front Back VOWELS Front Back

i i m Close y n n
ι Y θ
e Y Half-close Ø o

ε e v Half-open θ
æ a œ c
a a open œ Z
Unrounded Rounded

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