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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: | 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 (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]] |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 23:32, 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 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.
