Vowels
These aren’t keywords but sounds, so this is an angel story. Towards a ‘Traditional’ framework, take away r, add innovations, and j and w.
So use symbols and hand gestures.
Land is face – hair, ear, eye
Lax Saying vowels
KIT lips
DRESS neck
TRAP a
LOT pompom
STRUT tongue fulcrum*
FOOT crow’s foot, good looks, fulcrum*
Tense Singing vowels
FLEECE Eee by gum
FACE Ay up
YEAH
SPA la la
THOUGHT Aww
GOAT Oh
GOOSE Oo la la
FOEHN DUH! Uhh
R-controlled vowels #1
SQUARE #2 hair …. > YEAH
START argh (pirate) ….> SPA
NORTH or ….. >THOUGHT
NURSE er …. > FOEHN
Movers
PRICE Aye aye, eye
MOUTH Ow do
CHOICE Oy!
CUTE You
Stay-and-go vowels
FLEECE FACE YEAH GOAT GOOSE
R-controlled #2
NEAR ear ZEAL …. > IDEA
SQUARE #1 ? GRAIL … > BAOBAB
FIRE ire CHILD …. > VIOLIN
HOUR our PROWL …. > ALLOWABLE
COIR SOIL …. > SOYA
FORCE STROLL …. > BOA (>THOUGHT)
AMOUR SPOOL … > ZOOLOGICAL (>THOUGHT)
COIFFURE GULES …. > SKUA
Reduced vowels
COMMA uh
NURSE uhh
SWEATER CANDLE
Schwi
Schwu