Table 2.

Subset of 18 sentences containing the words with the target vowels from which the vowel space measurements were taken, with the IPA phonemic transcription for the target word. All 5 keywords are italicized, with the word with the target vowel in boldface, Asterisks mark the three sentences whose productions by Talker F7 and M2 can be heard from the Elsevier web site (http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/specom)

/i/:
1*. It’s easy to tell the depth of a well.	/izi/
2. The fruit peel was cut in thick slices.	/pil/
3. Adding fast leads to wrong sums.	/lidz/
4. This is a grand season for hikes on the road.	/sizIn/
5. The walled town was seized without a fight.	/sizd/
6. The meal was cooked before the bell rang.	/mil/
/a/:
7 * A pot of tea helps to pass the evening.	/pat/
8. A rod is used to catch pink salmon.	/rad/
9. The wide road shimmered in the hot sun.	/hat/
10. The show was a flop from the very star?.	/flap/
11. The hogs were fed chopped corn and garbage.	/tʃapt/
12. A large size in stockings is hard to sell.	/stakiŋz/
/o/:
13 *. The horn of the car woke the sleeping cop.	/wok/
14. Bail the boat to stop it from sinking.	/bot/
15. Mend the coat before you go out.	/kot/
16. Hoist the load to your left shoulder.	/lod/
17. The dune rose from the edge of the water.	/roz/
18. The young girl gaue no clear response.	/no/