A long-standing problem in Portuguese linguistics has been the extent to which descriptions assigning closed or open status to non-diacritic-bearing tonic oral (TO) mid-vowels e and o can be produced, ...
In this research project for the course Language Sound Structures, I studied the difference in Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury’s idiolect (his personal habits of speech) compared to the accent actor ...
We learn about 6 vowel letters and the numerous sounds we make when using them. In English, we have 5 (well, sometimes 6) vowel letters, but way more vowel sounds. That’s where the IPA can help us! We ...