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  2. IPA vowel chart with audio - Wikipedia

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    This chart provides audio examples for phonetic vowel symbols. The symbols shown include those in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and added material. The chart is based on the official IPA vowel chart. [1] The International Phonetic Alphabet is an alphabetic system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet.

  3. Close vowel - Wikipedia

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    A close vowel, also known as a high vowel (in U.S. terminology [1]), is any in a class of vowel sounds used in many spoken languages.The defining characteristic of a close vowel is that the tongue is positioned approximately as close as possible to the roof of the mouth as it can be without creating a constriction.

  4. Close back rounded vowel - Wikipedia

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    The close back rounded vowel, or high back rounded vowel, [1] is a type of vowel sound used in many spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is u , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is u. In most languages, this rounded vowel is pronounced with protruded lips ('endolabial'). However, in a ...

  5. Close-mid central rounded vowel - Wikipedia

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    The close-mid central rounded vowel, or high-mid central rounded vowel, [1] is a type of vowel sound. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ɵ , a lowercase barred letter o. The value was specified only in 1993; until then, ɵ represented the mid central rounded vowel [ə̹].

  6. Close-mid back rounded vowel - Wikipedia

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    Its vowel height is close-mid, also known as high-mid, which means the tongue is positioned halfway between a close vowel (a high vowel) and a mid vowel.; Its vowel backness is back, which means the tongue is positioned back in the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant.

  7. Close back unrounded vowel - Wikipedia

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    Its vowel height is close, also known as high, which means the tongue is positioned close to the roof of the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant. Its vowel backness is back, which means the tongue is positioned back in the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant.

  8. Vowel - Wikipedia

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    There are two complementary definitions of vowel, one phonetic and the other phonological.. In the phonetic definition, a vowel is a sound, such as the English "ah" / ɑː / or "oh" / oʊ /, produced with an open vocal tract; it is median (the air escapes along the middle of the tongue), oral (at least some of the airflow must escape through the mouth), frictionless and continuant. [4]

  9. Close central unrounded vowel - Wikipedia

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    The close central unrounded vowel, or high central unrounded vowel, [1] is a type of vowel sound used in some languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ɨ , namely the lower-case letter i with a horizontal bar. Both the symbol and the sound are commonly referred to as barred i.