Phonetics
Biology of Speech Sounds
The articulators
Vowel Sounds Components of vowels Height of the tongue (high, mid, low) Advancement of the tongue (front, mid, back) Roundness of lips (rounded or unrounded) Tense or lax (long or short)
English Vowel Chart
Japanese Vowels
Two Kinds of Speech Sounds Consonants Vowels http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcNMCB-Gsn8&feature=related
Consonant Sounds manner of articulation Voiced or Voiceless [+/- voi] 3 components of consonant articulation http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-10664039847000669 Voiced or Voiceless [+/- voi] Where the air stream gets constricted? place of articulation How the air stream gets constricted? manner of articulation
English consonants
Japanese Consonants
English Vowels