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| | Vowel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The features of vowel prosody are usually considered not to apply to the vowel itself, but to the syllable, as some languages do not contrast vowel length separately from syllable length. | | | In high vowels, such as [i] and [u], the tongue is positioned high in the mouth, whereas in low vowels, such as [a], the tongue is positioned low in the mouth. | | | The greatest degree of pharyngealisation is found in the strident vowels of the Khoisan languages, where the larynx is raised, and the pharynx constricted, so that either the epiglottis or the arytenoid cartilages vibrate instead of the vocal chords. |
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| | Kensonelezh vogalennek - Wikipedia |
| | Vowel harmony is a grammaticalized feature of phonotactics, thus it may not work as expected from pure phonology, as evidenced by tuotteeseensa (not *tuotteeseensä). | | | For example, a vowel at the beginning of word can trigger assimilation in a vowel at the end of a word. | | | Non-initially, the neutral vowels are transparent to and unaffected by vowel harmony. |
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| | Vowel backness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The International Phonetic Alphabet identifies 5 different degrees of vowel backness, although no known language distinguishes all 5: | | | In phonetics, vowel backness is the position of the tongue relative to the back of the mouth in a vowel sound. | | | This page was last modified 19:41, 1 August 2005. |
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| | close back rounded vowel: Information From Answers.com |
| | Its vowel backness is back, which means the tongue is positioned as far back as possible in the mouth in the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant. | | | Its vowel height is close, which means the tongue is positioned as close as possible to the roof of the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant. | | | The close back rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. |
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