Saturday, June 16, 2018

Online Assignment #4

Dear Students,
   In our previous session, we reviewed the high front vowels and became familiar with the rest of the front vowels.  Here are some useful videos for you to watch and practice.
1. The /e/ sound  (as we have discussed for some phoneticians they categorized this sound as a diphthong, Rachel in her youtube channel also sees it as a diphthong.)

2. The [ɛ] vowel sound:


3. The /æ/ vowel sound:

In the comment section below, answer the following questions:
  After pronouncing these videos, 
1. Which of the previous vowel sound do you consider more similar to Spanish and why?   
 2. Which one do you consider different and why?

Online Assignment #4

Dear Students,    In our previous session, we reviewed the high front vowels and became familiar with the rest of the front vowels.  Here a...