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   The contrast between the [p] series and the [p͈] series is sometimes said to be a function of tenseness: the former are lax and the latter tense. In this case the definition of "tense" would have to include greater glottal tension; see Korean phonology.

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   TENSE VOWELS are produced with a general tension of the speech muscles. LAX VOWELS are produced with a more relaxed speech muscle movement. The terms TENSE/LAX do not capture significant phonetic differences.

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   Dec 29, 2021 · The terms "tense" and "lax" are generally only used to describe vowels, specifically [i e o u] (tense) versus [ɪ ɛ ɔ ʊ] (lax). However, tense and lax is exceptionally used to refer to Korean consonants; furthermore, the terms "fortis" and "lenis" are used to talk about consonants, such that [p t k] would be fortis (strong) and [b d g] would ...

4. opentext.ku.edu › amenglishpronunciation › chapterChapter 1 – Vowel Sounds – A Short Introduction to English ...

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   Tense vowels are pronounced with more tension in the vocal tract and lax vowels are pronounced with less tension. This video from Learn English with TIE explains differences between tense vowels and lax vowels.

5. www.fulcrum.org › epubs_download_interval › db78tf827Tenseness and Laxness - fulcrum

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   SUPPLEMENT. Tenseness and Laxness. ROMAN JAKOBSON and MORRIS HALLE. In discussing the opposition of the so-called tense and lax vowel classes, particularly the distinction between the tense /i/ and /u/ and the lax. /i/ and /u/, Daniel Jones states that the reference to the different degrees. tongue i.

6. www.cambridge.org › gb › filesPhonetics Overview 1 Vowels: their symbols and properties

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   distinguish vowel pairs such as [i] ( see d) vs. [ ɪ] ( Sid), [e] ( late ) vs. [ ε] ( let) or [u] ( foo d), vs. [ʊ] ( foo t), where [ieu] are tense (close) and [ ɪεʊ] are lax (open). Tense vowels are higher and often less centralized compared to their lax counterparts. Independent of height, vowels can differ in relative frontness of the ...

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   Is u o a tense or a lax vowel?

   • Round(ed) vowels: u ʊ o ɔ In English the round vowels are all back and non-low. Conventionally a distinction is made between ‘tense’ and ‘lax’ vowels in English, at least for high and mid vowels. The tense vowels, when not part of a diphthong, are phonetically long. Tense vs. lax distinctions are sometimes held to be inoperative for low vowels.

   Ling 230/503: Articulatory Phonetics and Transcription

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   Are tense vowels more centralized than lax vowels?

   • The traditional definition, that tense vowels are produced with more "muscular tension" than lax vowels, has not been confirmed by phonetic experiments. Another hypothesis is that lax vowels are more centralized than tense vowels.

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   What are tense and lax vowels?

   • Sometimes these vowels are referred to as short and long but a more accurate way to describe them for pronunciation is tense and lax. Tense vowels are pronounced with more tightness in the tongue, lips, and mouth more generally. Lax vowels are pronounced in a more relaxed way with less tension.

   1 Chapter 1 – Vowel Sounds - University of Kansas

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   Are round vowels tense or lax?

   • ɑ(ː) Round(ed) vowels: u ʊ o ɔ In English the round vowels are all back and non-low. Conventionally a distinction is made between ‘tense’ and ‘lax’ vowels in English, at least for high and mid vowels. The tense vowels, when not part of a diphthong, are phonetically long.

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   Are reduced vowels tense or lax?

   • Reduced vowels do not have any contrast for tense vs. lax. If necessary they can be considered lax, since they certainly do not behave as tense vowels in any event. Wedge /ʌ/ and schwa /ə/ both denote mid central/back vowels, and for many speakers of American English they are often the same in quality.

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   What is the difference between tense vs lax?

   • Tense vs. lax distinctions are sometimes held to be inoperative for low vowels. On the other hand, some authors use this property to distinguish a tense form of [æ], often written [ǣ], which appears in Philadelphia English in words such as mad, bad, glad. Central vs. back. The term ‘central’ vowel is normally used only in phonetic descriptions.

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   Conventionally a distinction is made between ‘tense’ and ‘lax’ vowels in English, at least for high and mid vowels. The tense vowels, when not part of a diphthong, are phonetically long. Tense vs. lax distinctions are sometimes held to be inoperative for low vowels.