In a message dated 12/5/00 8:02:46 AM Central Standard Time,
acronvich@h... writes:
acronvich@h... writes:
> On the[i] vowel the tip of the tongue should be behind the bottom teeth
> and the sides or rather back sides of the tongue should touch the upper
> molars. I don't think a clear[i] is possible with the tongue flat
> without sounding like hot mashed potatoes.
> Anne Cronvich-voice teacher in Columbia, Md.
>
>
/i/ is a high vowel (the phonetic term to describe tongue postion). The
position of the tonge plays a big part in positioning the formants so that we
hear /i/ instead of something else. To attempt to sing /i/ without the
elevation of the tongue would be misguided and almost impossible. Now, if
there is tension involved in this, that's a different story but you'll still
need the tongue raised to create the desired phoneme.
Randy Buescher
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