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| − | + | The term round refers to the position of the lips when certain vowels are produced (each [[Cardinal Vowel (definition)|cardinal vowel]] has a rounded and [[Unrounded (definition)|unrounded]] form). The lips are physically rounded when these types of sounds are produced. | |
| + | *Round vowels in English are <nowiki>[ɔ,o,u,ʊ]</nowiki> and the diphthong <nowiki>[oʊ]</nowiki> | ||
| + | *Round vowels in Gaelic are <nowiki>[u,u:,ũ,ũ:,o,o:,ɔ,ɔ:,ɔ̃,ɔ̃:]</nowiki> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 16:35, 11 November 2009
The term round refers to the position of the lips when certain vowels are produced (each cardinal vowel has a rounded and unrounded form). The lips are physically rounded when these types of sounds are produced.
- Round vowels in English are [ɔ,o,u,ʊ] and the diphthong [oʊ]
- Round vowels in Gaelic are [u,u:,ũ,ũ:,o,o:,ɔ,ɔ:,ɔ̃,ɔ̃:]
See Also
External Links
References
Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997.
