Journal of the International Phonetic Association, Vol. 33, No. 1 (June 2003), pp. 1-16 (16 pages) The vowels /i/ and /I/ are not contrastive before /r/ in American English, and the phonetics ...
We learn about 6 vowel letters and the numerous sounds we make when using them. In English, we have 5 (well, sometimes 6) vowel letters, but way more vowel sounds. That’s where the IPA can help us! We ...