PHONETICS 2025

A vowel is a “sound in the production of which the air-stream comes out through the mouth (and nose), centrally over the tongue, and makes a structure of open approximation” 

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Vowels are classified into two – pure vowels and diphthongs.

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As regards the shape of the lips vowels are back, central or back

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They (VOWELS) are normally VOICED because there is vibration of the vocal folds.

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This is the IPA chart.

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These cardinal vowels chart do not exist in any language in particular, they are abstractions which serve as a reference point to describe and compare the vowels in a language, and also across languages.

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As regards rounded vowels  the lips shape into a circle or a tube: /ʊ/, /uː/, /ɒ/, /ɔː/

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Length is shown with this representation [´´]

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There are five long vowels and seven short ones

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Not all vowel sounds articulate inside the oral cavity.

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