Central Vowels

Central Vowels:

Height: mid
Advancement: central
Lip rounding: unrounded
Tense/lax: lax

The basic distinction between the vowels /ə/ and /ʌ/ is that the schwa occurs only in ____ syllables and the turned v occurs only in _____ stressed syllables

Height: low-mid
Advancement: back-central
Lip rounding: unrounded
Tense/lax: lax

although /ʌ/ can occur in one-syllable words, it does not usually occur in ____ syllables in English

Height: mid
Advancement: central
Lip rounding: rounded
Tense/lax: lax

___ is not easily defined by referring only to the four categories used to describe other english vowels. its production involved additional ____ movement and is formed by constricting the _____ and ____ the space in the oral cavity in front of the tongue

/ɚ/ is only produced in ____ syllables, and is therefor ___

Height: mid
Advancement: central
Lip rounding: rounded
Tense/lax: tense

/ɝ/ only occurs in ____ syllables, and is the only central vowel considered to be ___

like the schwar, the /ɝ/ is ___ found on the vowel quadrilateral

the one commonality among all of the diphthongs is the fact that the tongue always glides from a _____ to a ____ position in the oral cavity

The tongue body begins in the low central or low back portion of the mouth, in the production of the onglide, and moves to the high front position for the offglide

The tongue body beings in the low-mid back position of the mouth, and glides to a high front position

The tongue begins in the low back position of the mouth for the onglide and glides upward to the high back position for the production of the offglide