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| − | + | Phonetically, a vowel is a sound that can be produced without a complete closure of the mouth (or cause friction). There are six different ways you can classify vowels phonetically: | |
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| + | #. The rounding of the lips, | ||
| + | #. The [[Frontness (definition)|frontness]] or [[Backness (definition)|backness of the tongue body | ||
| + | #. The [[Height (definition)|height]] of the tongue body. | ||
| + | #. The [[Tense (phonetics)|tenseness]] (see also [[Advanced Tongue Root (definition)]]) of the gesture. | ||
| + | #. Vowels can be [[Nasal (definition)|nasal]] | ||
| + | #. Vowels can also be [[Length (definition)|long or short]] | ||
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | *[http://www.paulmeier.com/ipa/charts.html Interactive IPA Charts] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| + | *Crystal, David. (1997) ''A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics.'' Oxford, UK: Blackwell. | ||
| + | *Ladefoged, Peter (1993) ''A Course in Phonetics'' Third Edition. London: Harcourt Press. | ||
| + | *Matthews, P. H. (1997) ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press. | ||
| − | + | [[Category: Technical Definitions]] | |
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| − | [[Category:Technical Definitions]] | ||
[[Category: Phonetics]] | [[Category: Phonetics]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Manners of Articulation]] | ||
Revision as of 10:33, 14 November 2009
Phonetically, a vowel is a sound that can be produced without a complete closure of the mouth (or cause friction). There are six different ways you can classify vowels phonetically:
- . The rounding of the lips,
- . The frontness or [[Backness (definition)|backness of the tongue body
- . The height of the tongue body.
- . The tenseness (see also Advanced Tongue Root (definition)) of the gesture.
- . Vowels can be nasal
- . Vowels can also be long or short
See Also
External Links
References
- Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
- Ladefoged, Peter (1993) A Course in Phonetics Third Edition. London: Harcourt Press.
- Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
