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 1pixel2.gif (807 bytes) The English Phonetic Alphabet
1pixel2.gif (807 bytes) Reading the Vowel Charts
1pixel2.gif (807 bytes) Phoneticians use four features to describe vowels:
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When describing vowels, phoneticians use the features in the order listed above. .
  • The phoneme /o/ would have the following features:
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Phoneticians describe /o/ as "mid back tense rounded."


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