Re: Constructive Criticism Appreciated: Vowels

Quoting william drewery <will65610@...>:

> The vowels are:
> e like english "bed", close-mid front unrounded
> i like english "bid", close front unrounded
> o somewhat like english "pot", close-mid back rounded
> u somewhat like english "put" (not "but"), close back
>
>   rounded
> 2 like french "peu", close-mid front rounded
> y like french "lune", close front rounded
> e^ same as e with creaky-voice
> i^ same as i " "
> o^ same as o " "
> u^ same as u " "
> 2^ same as 2 " "
> y^ same as y " "
No open vowels? That's _decidedly_ unusual ...

> The vowels e o 2 e^ o^ 2^ are a bit more open in open
> syllables and when short. All vowels may be either
> long or short. When long they are also tense.
> Pharyngealized consonants, the uvulars, pharyngeals,
> and epiglottals, and l, lh and lh' all flatten
> adjacent vowels, especially following vowels. Thus,
> the front close vowels become central vowels, with the
> mid-close vowels also becoming open. u and u^ sound
> more like o and o^, and o and o^ take on qualities
> almost like the vowel in english "hawk". The mid-close
> vowels are not as centralized as the close ones when
> flattened, but are more open. The front vowels also
> centralize following a palatal glide, but maintain
> degree of closure.
"Almost like in English 'hawk'". Unfortunately, the vowel of 'hawk' is
pronounced noticeably differently in different variants in English. I take it
yours have a fully open rounded vowel (X-SAMPA [Q:])?

                                                     Andreas

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