英语的44个音素是:
一、5个短元音 (Short-Vowel Sounds)
(3)/ĭ/ in iglooshort (4)/ŏ/ in octopusshort (5) /ǔ/ in umbrella
二、6个长元音 (Long-Vowel Sounds)
(4)/ō/ in boatlong (5)/ū/ (yoo) in mulelong (6)/ōō/ in flew
三、3个R控制的元音 (r-Controlled Vowel Sounds)
(1)/ur/ in fern,bird,and hurt(2)/ar/ in park(3)/or/ in fork