In a message dated 6/12/2001 12:03:35 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
dalila@R... writes:
dalila@R... writes:
<< Of course the rest of the tongue
will "go along for the ride" when you move the front of the tongue - but
when you lift the tongue to create the "i", if you focus on the front only,
you'll be far less likely to raise from the middle or back, which will
create undesirable tension in the root of the tongue that can cause a
"strangulated" sound that translates, in the upper register, as a shrill
sound with few or no overtones.
>>
karen,
are you saying that you do something different with the tip of your
tongue on each vowel? and there is a vowel that you place the tip of your
tongue against the back of the upper teeth for (is there an english
equivalent?)? are you saying that the back of the tongue should stay low or
just that it should move involuntarily? or, are you saying that the tip of
the tongue is used for articulating the consonants and let the tongue 'react'
instinctively for the vowels?
mike
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