Open front unrounded vowel |
The open front unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some
spoken languages. The symbol in the
International Phonetic Alphabet that
represents this sound is a, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is a.
Features of this vowel:
- Its vowel height is open, which means the tongue is positioned as far as possible from the roof of the mouth.
- Its vowel backness is front, which means the tongue is positioned as far forward as possible in the mouth without creating a
constriction that would be classified as a consonant
- Its vowel roundedness is unrounded, which means that the lips are not rounded.
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