Phonological Features

focusing on + feature but has some -

-consonant

-consonant

all vowels and j w ʍ h ʔ

+round vowels

u o ʊ

+high vowels

i ɪ ɨ u ʊ

+back vowels

ʌ a ɑ u o ʊ

+front vowels

i ɪ e ɛ æ

+low

æ a ɑ

+tense

i e a ɑ u o

+sonorant

m n ŋ l ɹ j w

+voice consonants

b d g v z ð ʒ dʒ m n ŋ l ɹ j w

+labial

p b f v m w ʍ

+coronal

t d s z θ ð ʃ ʒ tʃ dʒ n l ɹ

+anterior

p b t d f v s z ð m n l ɹ

+strident

s z ʃ ʒ tʃ dʒ

+nasal consonants

m n ŋ

+continuant

f v s z θ ð ʃ ʒ l ɹ j w ʍ h

+back consonants

k g ŋ h ʔ

+lateral

l lmao

+vowel (13)

i ɪ e ɛ æ ɨ ə ʌ a ɑ u o ʊ

-front -back vowels

ɨ ə

what does +anterior mean?

+front for consonants

at or forward the alveolar ridge

what does +sonorant mean?

nasals (m n ŋ) or approximants (l ɹ j w ʍ)

a “singing quality”
does not include stops or fricatives

what does +coronal mean?

using the blade of the tongue

all alveolar sounds, including postalveolar and alveo-palatal (includes all types of consonants)

what does -continuant mean?

a closure in the oral tract

the sound can’t be dragged out

-continuant

p b m t d n k g ŋ tʃ dʒ ʔ