Question

_______ can be used as points of reference with which the vowels of particular languages can be compared.

• A. Diphthongs
• B. Cardinal vowels
• C. Vowels
• D. Monophthongs

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Cardinal vowels

• Cardinal vowels are a set of standard reference vowels used by phoneticians.

• They represent extreme points of vowel articulation and provide a fixed system of reference for describing and comparing the vowel sounds of any language.

• They are not specific to any one language but serve as a universal scale.