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| − | Frontness may be used to describe where in the mouth a sound is articulated. In English front vowels include <nowiki>[i,e,ɛ,æ,a]</nowiki>. Front consonants are those made at the [[Alveolar (definition)| alveolar]], [[Labial (definition)|labial]] and [[Dental (definition)|dental]] places of articulation. | + | Frontness may be used to describe where in the mouth a sound is articulated. In English front vowels include <nowiki>[i,e,ɛ,æ,a]</nowiki>. Front consonants are those made at the [[Alveolar (definition)| alveolar]], [[Labial (definition)|labial]] and [[Dental (definition)|dental]] places of articulation. The opposite of front is (obviously) [[Backness (definition)|back]]. The back vowels of English are <nowiki>[u, ʊ, o, ɔ, ɑ]</nowiki>. Back consonants include the [[Velar (definition)|velars]], [[Uvular (definition)|uvulars]], [[Pharyngeal (definition)|pharyngeals]] and [[Glottal (definition)|glottals]] |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
| + | [[Vowel (definition)]] | ||
| + | [[Consonant (definition)]] | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_vowel | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category: Technical Definitions]] | [[Category: Technical Definitions]] | ||
[[Category: Phonetics]] | [[Category: Phonetics]] | ||
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Revision as of 10:06, 14 November 2009
Frontness may be used to describe where in the mouth a sound is articulated. In English front vowels include [i,e,ɛ,æ,a]. Front consonants are those made at the alveolar, labial and dental places of articulation. The opposite of front is (obviously) back. The back vowels of English are [u, ʊ, o, ɔ, ɑ]. Back consonants include the velars, uvulars, pharyngeals and glottals
See Also
Vowel (definition) Consonant (definition)
External Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_vowel
