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the word height in this term refers to the height of the tongue when the vowel is pronounced. There are two different systems to classify vowels this way, which use the terms close, open, and mid-close/mid-open, or high, low, and mid. The terms close and high refer to the fact that when a certain vowel with these qualities is pronounced the highest point of the tongue is as close as possible to the roof of the mouth.  The terms mid-close/mid-high and mid refer to the fact when certain vowels are pronounced the highest point of the tongue is somewhere between the roof of the mouth and the bottom of the mouth.  The terms open and low refer to the fact that when some vowels are produced the tongue is as close as possible to the bottom of the mouth.  
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'''Height''' is a vocalic feature that refers to the vertical position of the tongue body, specifically its distance from the roof of the mouth. There are three levels of height: high, low, and mid. Height references the placement of the articulators necessary in the production of certain sounds; for vowels, this can be difficult. Nevertheless, height is used to distinguish between natural classes of vowel and in tandem with ''frontness'' and ''backness'' describes a wide range of the vocalic continuum.
  
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In English:
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* [i, ɪ, ʊ, u] are high vowels,
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* [e, ɛ, ɔ, o, ʌ, ə] are mid vowels,
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* [æ, ɑ] are low vowels.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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*[[Vowel (definition)]]
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*[[Frontness (definition)]]
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*[[Backness (definition)]]
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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*https://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~krussll/phonetics/articulation/describing-vowels.html
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vowel_height
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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*Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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Matthews, P. H. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.  
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*Ladefoged, D. (2010) ''A Course in Phonetics''. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 14:35, 30 November 2020

Height is a vocalic feature that refers to the vertical position of the tongue body, specifically its distance from the roof of the mouth. There are three levels of height: high, low, and mid. Height references the placement of the articulators necessary in the production of certain sounds; for vowels, this can be difficult. Nevertheless, height is used to distinguish between natural classes of vowel and in tandem with frontness and backness describes a wide range of the vocalic continuum.

In English:

  • [i, ɪ, ʊ, u] are high vowels,
  • [e, ɛ, ɔ, o, ʌ, ə] are mid vowels,
  • [æ, ɑ] are low vowels.

See Also

External Links

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

  • Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Ladefoged, D. (2010) A Course in Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing.
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