Open_vowel Open_vowel

Open vowel - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Allophone, Alveolar, Apical, Articulation, Aspiration, Assimilated, Assimilation, Back, Bilabial, Central, Cerebral, Check, Consonant, Dental, Diphthong, Dissimilation
Vowels
front near-front central near-back back
close i y ɨ ʉ ɯ u
near-close ɪ ʏ ʊ
close-mid e ø ɘ ɵ ɤ o
mid ə
open-mid ɛ œ ɜ ɞ ʌ ɔ
near-open æ ɐ
open a ɶ ɑ ɒ
Table of vowels
List of vowels
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An open vowel is a vowel sound of a type used in most spoken languages. The defining characteristic of an open vowel is that the tongue is positioned as far as possible from the roof of the mouth. Open vowels are sometimes also called low vowels in reference to the low position of the tongue. The open vowels identified the International Phonetic Alphabet are:

Example Usage of vowel

desertrose0601: RT ian_durias "Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry." --@BillCosby
kimjay_everyday: I missed you! RT @momwifewoman: RT @GiggleFlower: Vanna White has been very sick. She hasn't had a vowel movement since Thursday.
WiktionaryWord: monophthongal adj: Of or pertaining to a vowel that has the same sound throughout its pronunciation. Pronounc.. http://bit.ly/3ZQ7nA
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