- the
terms "
vocoid" for a
phonetic vowel and "vowel" for a
phonological vowel, so
using this terminology, [j] and [w] are
classified as
vocoids but not vowels...
-
syllable initially and finally. /h/ is a "voiceless
vocoid occurring word
finally following a
voiced vocoid of the same quality." /m/ is [mʷ]
syllable initially...
- Many
northern speakers realize the
final /l/ as a
strongly pharyngealised vocoid [ɤˤ],
whereas some
Standard Belgian speakers use the
clear /l/ in all positions...
- high
close unrounded front vocoid occurring word initially, medially, and
finally /ɛ/ -
Voiced mid open
unrounded front vocoid gliding to high
close unrounded...
-
restricted to the
consonantal subset—that is,
nasals and
liquids only, not
vocoids (vowels and semivowels).
Whereas obstruents are
frequently voiceless, sonorants...
- some
linguists prefer that term,
restricting the word 'sonorant' to non-
vocoid resonants (that is,
nasals and liquids, but not
vowels or semi-vowels)....
-
vocalized /l/ is not
absorbed but
remains phonetically present as a back
vocoid in such a way that /Vl/ and /V/ are kept distinct. The
clearest and best-established...
- a pause) or
before a
consonant is
pronounced as some sort of
close back
vocoid: [w], [o] or [ʊ]. The
resulting sound may not
always be rounded. The precise...
-
allophonic variations in vowels.
Bhojpuri has 6
vowel phonemes and 10
vocoids. The
higher vowels are
relatively tense, and the
lower vowels are relatively...
- of a word or
before a
consonant is
pronounced as some sort of
close back
vocoid, e.g., [w], [o] or [ʊ]. The
resulting sound may not
always be rounded. The...
