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 *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_vowel

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−	'''Frontness''' is a binary feature describes ~~where in the mouth a sound is articulated. Front Vowels are produced with~~ the tongue body towards the ~~front~~ of ~~the mouth~~. In English front vowels include ~~<nowiki>[~~i,e,ɛ,æ~~,a]<~~/~~nowiki>~~.	+	'''Frontness''' is a binary feature that describes sounds wherein the tongue body is pushed towards the hard palate. The feature is commonly used to describe vowels and contrasts with ''backness'' to create natural classes of vocalic segments. In English front vowels include /i/ (as in ''beet''), /ɪ/ (as in ''bit''), /e/ (as in ''bait''), /ɛ/ (as in ''bed''), and /æ/ (as in ''bad'').

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-Frontness describes where in the mouth a sound is articulated. Front Vowels are produced with the tongue body towards the front of the mouth.  In English front vowels include <nowiki>[i,e,ɛ,æ,a]</nowiki>.
+'''Frontness''' is a binary feature describes where in the mouth a sound is articulated. Front Vowels are produced with the tongue body towards the front of the mouth.  In English front vowels include <nowiki>[i,e,ɛ,æ,a]</nowiki>.
 ==See Also==
 *[[Vowel (definition)]]
 *[[Backness (definition)]]

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-Frontness may be used to describe where in the mouth a sound is articulated. In English front vowels include <nowiki>[i,e,ɛ,æ,a]</nowiki>. Front consonants are those made at the [[Alveolar (definition)| alveolar]], [[Labial (definition)|labial]] and [[Dental (definition)|dental]] places of articulation. The opposite of front is (obviously) [[Backness (definition)|back]]. The back vowels of English are <nowiki>[u, ʊ, o, ɔ, ɑ]</nowiki>. Back consonants include the [[Velar (definition)|velars]], [[Uvular (definition)|uvulars]], [[Pharyngeal (definition)|pharyngeals]] and [[Glottal (definition)|glottals]]
+Frontness describes where in the mouth a sound is articulated. Front Vowels are produced with the tongue body towards the front of the mouth.  In English front vowels include <nowiki>[i,e,ɛ,æ,a]</nowiki>.
 ==See Also==
-[[Vowel (definition)]]
+*[[Vowel (definition)]]
-[[Consonant (definition)]]
+*[[Consonant (definition)]]
 ==External Links==
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_vowel
+The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!
 ==References==
 [[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 [[Category: Phonetics]]
 [[Category: Places of Articulation]]

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		+	Frontness may be used to describe where in the mouth a sound is articulated. In English front vowels include <nowiki>[i,e,ɛ,æ,a]</nowiki>. Front consonants are those made at the [[Alveolar (definition)\| alveolar]], [[Labial (definition)\|labial]] and [[Dental (definition)\|dental]] places of articulation.
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