Tongue Height/Lip Roundedness

DISCUSSANT
RIOLYN S. TABANGAY, MAED-TESL
OBJECTIVES
At the end of the discussion, you should be able to:
1. name the two main categories of vowels
2. describe the set of criteria for vowels
(Height, Backness, Roundedness)
 Introduction
Speaking clearly is in
part related to
pronunciation.
Two Main Categories Of Vowels

MONOPHTHONGS

DIPHTHONGS
 EXAMPLES

Jupiter
One Vowel Two Vowels

cat [kǽt]
sit [S
 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
Jupiter is the Venus has a Mars is a cold Closest planet
biggest planet beautiful name place, not hot to the Sun
 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4

Phase 1
Task 1

Task 2

Phase 2
Task 1

Task 2
 Tongue Height
It refers to how high or low our tongue is. Thus we can say
that /i/ is a high vowel sound, /e/ is intermediate, and /a/
is low. You may notice the movement of the tongue if you
pronounce these three sounds.
 Methodology

Research Analysis
Venus has a beautiful It’s the biggest planet in
name, but it’s terribly hot our Solar System

Data Study Comparison

Despite being red, Mars Saturn is the ringed one
is a cold place, not hot and a gas giant
 01 02 03
Mercury Venus Mars
Mercury is the closest Venus has a Despite being red, Mars
planet to the Sun beautiful name is a cold place

04 05 06
Jupiter Saturn Neptune
It’s the biggest planet in Saturn is the ringed one Is the farthest planet
our Solar System and a gas giant from the Sun
 BACKNESS
When we make a vowel sound, our
tongue is in a specific position inside
our mouth.
 Mars
Mars is a cold
place, not hot

Venus
Venus has a
beautiful name

Jupiter
Jupiter is the
biggest planet
 Lip Rounding
It refers to the position of our
lips, when we make the vowel
sounds.
24h 37m 23s
Is Jupiter’s rotation period

386,000 km
Is the distance between Earth and the Moon
 Are lips rounded?
[i] vs. [u]
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 Summary
* 3 criteria for vowels
*order for 3 criteria
Height >Backness >Roundedness
 References

https://www.slideserve.com/corine/phonetics-the-
sounds-of-language

https://www.slideserve.com/prentice/articulation-and-
the-vocal-tract-chapter-8