Phonetics Glossary Homework
If
the vibration is felt toward the back of the cavity, say in the area of the velum, the vowel is
described as a back vowel. This distinction can be appreciated by successively articulating "ho-ho,
hee-hee, ho-ho, hee-hee," and paying attention to where the vibration is felt most strongly in the
oral cavity. The phoneme spelled o in ho is a back vowel, and the phoneme spelled ee in hee is a
front vowel.
To properly learn which is which, IPA provides: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsfQESpi-Ec
Furman University. Phonology: Vowels. Available
at http://facweb.furman.edu/~wrogers/phonemes/phono/phvowel.htm, accessed January 19, 2016.
Foley, Dan. 2008. IPA back, front and mid vowels. Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=PsfQESpi-Ec, accessed January 19, 2016.
University of Manitoba. 2014. Describing English Vowels. Available
at http://home.cc.umanitoba