-
terms commonly applied to
refer to two
degrees of
vowel height: in
close vowels, also
known as high
vowels, such as [i] and [u], the
first formant is consistent...
- back
vowels; no
language is
known to
contrast back and near-back
vowels based on
backness alone. The
category "back
vowel"
comprises both
raised vowels and...
- Such a
diagram is
called a
vowel quadrilateral or a
vowel trapezium.
Different vowels vary in pitch. For example, high
vowels, such as [i] and [u], tend...
-
central vowels further back.) The
central vowels that have
dedicated symbols in the
International Phonetic Alphabet are:
close central unrounded vowel [ɨ]...
- as in the
French vowel /ɑ̃/ () or Amoy [ɛ̃]. By contrast, oral
vowels are
produced without nasalization.
Nasalized vowels are
vowels under the influence...
-
essentially a type of
front vowel; no
language is
known to
contrast front and near-front
vowels based on
backness alone.
Rounded front vowels are
typically centralized...
-
vowel with
ambiguous rounding [ə]. The IPA
divides the
vowel space into thirds, with the close-mid
vowels such as [e] or [o] and the open-mid
vowels such...
- be any
vowel that is more open than a mid
vowel. That is, open-mid
vowels, near-open
vowels, and open
vowels can all be
considered low
vowels. The open...
- long
vowels of
Middle English began changing in
pronunciation as follows:
Diphthongisation – The two
close vowels, /iː uː/,
became diphthongs (
vowel breaking)...
- non-inherent
vowels by
following the base
character with a
character representing one of the non-inherent
vowels.
Writing systems with
inherent vowels often...
