Frontness (definition)

Frontness describes where in the mouth a sound is articulated. Front Vowels are produced with the tongue body towards the front of the mouth. In English front vowels include [i,e,ɛ,æ,a].

See Also

• Vowel (definition)
• Consonant (definition)
• Sounds of Scottish Gaelic
• Backness (definition)

External Links

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• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_vowel

References

• Ladefoged, D. (2010) A Course in Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing.