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Table 1

1. Stability of articulation Monopthongs – 12 Diphthongs – 8
2. Length of articulation Long – i:, u:, a:, ɔ:, ç: Short – i, e, æ, ɒ, ٨, u, ə  
3. Degree of muscular tension Tense – i:, u:, a:, ɔ:, ç: Lax – i, e, æ, ɒ, ٨, u, ə  
4. Lip participation Rounded (labialized) u:, u, ɔ:, ɒ Unrounded (non-labialized) i, e, æ, ٨, ə, i:, a:, ç:  
5. Vertical movement of the tongue 6. Horizontal movement of the tongue  
fully front front retracted central (mixed) back advanced fully back  
High (close) narrow variety i:       u:  
broad variety   i   u    
Mid (mid-open) narrow variety e   ç:      
broad variety     ə, ٨      
Low (open) narrow variety         ɔ:  
broad   æ     ɒ, a:  
                 
RP Monophthongs / 12
[i:] a monophthong (M), long, tense, unrounded, front, high / close vowel phoneme (Vph) of the narrow variety (v)
[i] a M, short, lax, unrounded, front retracted, high / close Vph of the wide v.
[e] a M, short, lax, unrounded, front, mid / half-open V ph of the narrow v.
[æ] a M, half-long, lax, unrounded, front, low / open V ph of the wide v.
[٨] a M, short, lax, unrounded, central / mixed, mid V ph of the wide v.
[a:] a M, long, tense, unrounded, back, low / open V ph of the wide v.
[ɒ] a M, short, lax, rounded, back, low / open V ph. Of the wide v.
[ɔ:] a M, long, tense, rounded, back, low / open V ph of the narrow v.
[u] a M, short, lax, rounded, back advanced, low / open V ph of the wide v.
[u:] a M, long, tense, rounded, back, high / close V ph of the narrow v.
[ç:] a M, long, tense, unrounded, central / mixed, mid V ph of the narrow v.
[ç] a M, short, lax, unrounded, central / mixed, mid V ph of the wide v.
RP Diphthongs = 8
[ei] a closing diphthong (D) with the i-glide
[ai] a closing D with the i-glide
[ɔi] a closing D with the i-glide
[əu/çu] a closing D with the u-glide
[au] a closing D with the u-glide
[iə] a centering D with the ç-glide
[eə] a centering D with the ç-glide
[uə] a centering D with the a-glide
     

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