le quadrilatère vocalique
(image du site http://www.linguistes.com/phonetique/phon.html)

EXEMPLES
(les mots avec des voyelles arrondies sont en rouge)

Paris     murmure                                                                                            toute, souris
rire       mesure                                                                                                rouge
lit         rue, pu                                                                                                 pour  

               {see}                                                                                   {soon}  

       et          deux                                                                         au
        pays        jne                       je                                               paume
            écouter   peu                demander                                             pot
  {about}
                           {men}                                                           {more}
                                                                       

                    mais    seule                                                    notre
                        prêt     jeune                                                    pomme
                        très     peur                                                      porc
                       
(plein)  (brun)                                                                  (non, pont)

                               {fat}                                          {far}

                                  la                                           bas
                                 
patte                                       pâte
                                  à                                           a
                                                                                   
(dans, sang)


{ }=en anglais

(  )=nasale

en italique=de la chanson "La valse à mille temps" (Jacques Brel)