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The term height refers to the vertical position of the tongue when the vowel or consonant is pronounced. Usually three heights are distinguished: high, low, and mid. | The term height refers to the vertical position of the tongue when the vowel or consonant is pronounced. Usually three heights are distinguished: high, low, and mid. | ||
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Revision as of 23:19, 14 November 2009
The term height refers to the vertical position of the tongue when the vowel or consonant is pronounced. Usually three heights are distinguished: high, low, and mid.
See Also
Frontness (definition) Vowel (definition)
External Links
References
- Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
