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A categorization of vowels that refers to the place of articulation of the tongue. Having the body of the tongue placed far back in the mouth produces vowels that are back.  
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When a sound is pronounced with the body of the tongue pushed to the back of the mouth, usually with the tongue balled up near the velum, we say that it is '''back'''. The English vowels /ʊ/ (as in ''book''), /u/ ''boot", /o/ ''boat'', /ɑ/ ''pasta''. Are all back. Backness can also be heard in consonants, especially [[Sonorant (definition)|sonorants]] like /l/.
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
[[Frontness (definition)]]
 
[[Frontness (definition)]]
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[[Vowels]]
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[[Consonants]]
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
 
http://www.ic.arizona.edu/~lsp/Phonetics/Vowels/Phonetics4c.html
 
http://www.ic.arizona.edu/~lsp/Phonetics/Vowels/Phonetics4c.html
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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*Crystal, D. (2008) ''Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics''. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
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*Ladefoged, D. (2010) ''A Course in Phonetics''. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing.
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[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 
[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 
[[Category: Places of Articulation]]
 
[[Category: Places of Articulation]]
 
[[Category: Phonetics]]
 
[[Category: Phonetics]]

Revision as of 07:43, 4 June 2012

When a sound is pronounced with the body of the tongue pushed to the back of the mouth, usually with the tongue balled up near the velum, we say that it is back. The English vowels /ʊ/ (as in book), /u/ boot", /o/ boat, /ɑ/ pasta. Are all back. Backness can also be heard in consonants, especially sonorants like /l/.

See Also

Frontness (definition) Vowels Consonants

External Links

http://www.ic.arizona.edu/~lsp/Phonetics/Vowels/Phonetics4c.html

References

  • Crystal, D. (2008) Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
  • Ladefoged, D. (2010) A Course in Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing.