78: Comparing /æ/, /ɑ/, /ɔ/ (short a, short o, and aw)

American English Pronunciation Podcast

Seattle Learning Academy

Language Learning, Self-improvement, Education

4.6 • 543 Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2009

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Understanding a sequence of low vowel sounds (as in 'stack,' 'stock,' and 'stalk') Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, and welcome back to Seattle Learning Academy's American English pronunciation podcast.
0:11.6	My name is Mandy, and this is our 78th episode.
0:16.4	I'm staying on the topic of vowel comparison today.
0:21.1	In the last episode, we studied vowels from high to relaxed in the middle of the mouth.
0:27.5	Those vowels were the long e, short I, short E, and short U.
0:33.7	E, E, E, E, E, E, uh.
0:40.9	Examples of words with those four sounds are Beat, Bit, Bet, but.
0:45.5	Today I'm going to give you a series of vowels that are produced with the tongue low in the mouth,
0:51.6	the short A, short O, and A-W sound, which are pronounced, ah, and awe.
1:00.9	Examples of words with these three sounds are cat, caught, caught. Listen to the words again.
1:10.2	Cat, caught, caught.
1:13.6	The vowel sounds in those words were short A, short O, and the A-W sound.
1:21.6	Ah, aw.
1:24.6	Cat, caught, caught.
1:34.3	Let's explore how these sounds are the same and how they are different. I already said they are all pronounced with the tongue low in the mouth.
1:40.3	The similarities end there, however.
1:43.3	They are different in the shape of the tongue, the amount the jaw is open or closed, and the
1:49.4	position of the lips.
1:52.6	The short A sound, ah, is pronounced with a slightly lowered jaw.
1:59.3	The body of the tongue is pressed forward, and the front of the tongue is pressed forward and the front of the tongue is
2:03.8	low and pressed lightly into the bottom front teeth. The lips are relaxed. The sound is
2:11.7	a cat. Repeat that sound and word after me.
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