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  Open vowel - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Open_vowel   (176 words)

  
 cardinal vowel Information Center - cardinal vowel
Vowel sound produced when the tongue is in an extreme position, either front or back, cardinal vowel high or low.
The other vowels are 'auditorily equidistant' between these three 'corner vowels', at four degrees of aperture or 'height': close (high tongue position), close-mid, open-mid, and open (low tongue position).
These eight vowels are known as the eight 'primary cardinal vowels', and vowels like these are common in the world's languages.
www.scipeeps.com /Sci-Linguistic_Topics_A_-_Co/cardinal_vowel.html   (388 words)

  
 A   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The modern lowercase letter a derives from Greek handwriting, which evolved from a form similar to the current capital to a circular shape with a projection by the 4th century.
In English, the letter A by itself usual denotes the lax open front unrounded vowel (IPA /æ;/), as in pad, the open back unrounded (IPA /ɑ;/) or, in concert with a later e, the diphthong [Ej] (though the actual pronunciation depends on the dialect), as in ace, due to effects of the Great vowel shift.
In X-SAMPA, capital A denotes the open back unrounded vowel and lowercase a denotes the open front unrounded vowel.
www.wapipedia.org /wikipedia/mobiletopic.aspx?cur_title=A   (799 words)

  
 Open back unrounded vowel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The open back unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages.
Its vowel height is open, which means the tongue is positioned as far as possible from the roof of the mouth.
Its vowel roundedness is unrounded, which means that the lips are not rounded.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Open_back_unrounded_vowel   (279 words)

  
 Open-mid back unrounded vowel:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The open-mid back unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages.
Its vowel height is open-mid, which means the tongue is positioned halfway between an open vowel and a mid vowel.
Its vowel backness is back, which means the tongue is positioned as far back as possible in the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant.
advantacell.com /wiki/Open-mid_back_unrounded_vowel   (209 words)

  
 Open Back Banjo -- Recommendations and Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
For example, the Open Back-End might be a big number crunching Server which is used by various customers which each have their own bespoke Front end, API or GUI.
The symbol is called ''script a'' because it lacks the extra hook on top of a printed letter 'a', which corresponds to a different vowel, the open front unrounded vowel.
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.
www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/108/open-back-banjo.html   (1171 words)

  
 YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> yo:A   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
In some of these, the serif that began the right leg stroke developed into an arc, resulting in the printed form, while in others it was dropped, resulting in the modern handwritten form.
In most other languages that use the Latin alphabet, the letter A denotes either an open back unrounded vowel ({{IPA/É‘/}}), or an open central unrounded vowel ({{IPA/a/}}).
A is the third-most common letter in English, and the second-most common in Spanish and French.
www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/yo:A   (1348 words)

  
 Open back rounded vowel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The open back rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages.
Turned script a, which has its linear stroke on the left, should not be confused with script a <ɑ>, which has its linear stroke on the right and corresponds to an unrounded version of this vowel, the open back unrounded vowel.
Its vowel roundedness is rounded, which means that the lips are rounded.
www.qq818.info /en/Open_back_rounded_vowel.htm   (259 words)

  
 E-Intro to Old English - Appendix B (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
A vowel pronounced toward the back of the mouth, e.g.
A vowel pronounced with the tongue raised, e.g.
A vowel pronounced with the tongue and jaw lowered, e.g.
www.wmich.edu.cob-web.org:8888 /medieval/research/rawl/IOE/ipa.html   (119 words)

  
 Open front unrounded vowel Biography,info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The open front unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages.
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.
For languages that only have a single low vowel, the symbol for this vowel (a) is usually used because it is the only low vowel whose symbol is part of the basic Latin alphabet.
www.parsnava.com /biography/sdmc_Open_front_unrounded_vowel   (488 words)

  
 Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - A
The Etruscans brought the Greek alphabet to what was Italy and left the letter unchanged.
In most other languages that use the Latin alphabet, the letter A denotes either an open back unrounded vowel (IPA /ɑ;/), or an open central unrounded vowel (IPA /a/).
In the NATO phonetic alphabet the letter A is Alfa (which may also be spelled Alpha in English-only environments).
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 A   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
In most other languages that use the Latin alphabet, the letter A denotes either an open back unrounded vowel (/É‘/), or an open central unrounded vowel (/a/).
In the International Phonetic Alphabet, variants of the letter A denote various vowels.
In X-SAMPA, capital A denotes the open back unrounded vowel and lowercase a denotes the open front unrounded vowel.
www.wikipedia-mirror.co.za /a/_/_/A.html   (1371 words)

  
 Open Vowel Encyclopedia Article @ Canst.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
open vowels can all be considered low vowels.
  This vowel is not known to occur as a distinct phoneme from œ in any language.
More Open Vowel Page Titles on this Site
www.canst.net /encyclopedia/Open_vowel   (309 words)

  
 open_back_unrounded_vowel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is
Script a, which has its linear stroke on the right, should not be confused with turned script a, which has its linear stroke on the left and corresponds to a rounded version of this vowel, the open back rounded vowel.
In AuE, this vowel occurs only as the first part of the diphthong, as in light, buy.
www.pokrrtournament.com /wiki/?title=Open_back_unrounded_vowel   (227 words)

  
 Open back unrounded vowel (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Script a, which has its linear stroke on the right, should not be confused with turned script a, which has its linear stroke on the left and corresponds to an rounded version of this vowel, the open back rounded vowel.
This vowel occurs in English, and is the sound represented by the letter a in bra.
In North American English, it is also the sound of the letter o in not, and in non-rhotic varieties of English, like British English, it is the sound of the letters ar in cart.
open-back-unrounded-vowel.kiwiki.homeip.net.cob-web.org:8888   (292 words)

  
 open_back_rounded_vowel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Turned script a, which has its linear stroke on the left, should not be confused with script a, which has its linear stroke on the right and corresponds to an unrounded version of this vowel, the open back unrounded vowel.
Well rounded is rare, though it is found in some varieties of English.
Persian: ﻧﺎ'ﻥ, "bread" (the Persian vowel is not fully rounded)
www.pokrrtournament.com /wiki/?title=Open_back_rounded_vowel   (236 words)

  
 Bavarways
It is the vowels that differ most from region to region.
Where symbols appear in pairs, the first corresponds to the sounds used in North American English, the second corresponds to English spoken elsewhere.
According to The Canadian Oxford Dictionary (1998), this sound is present in Standard Canadian English.
bavarways.blogfa.com /post-3.aspx   (2540 words)

  
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frontA1 frontB1 closeA1 closeB1 closeC1 unrounded # vowel, front, close, rounded U y.
frontA1 frontB0 closeA1 closeB0 closeC0 unrounded # vowel, back, close, unrounded U M.
frontA0 frontB0 closeA1 closeB1 closeC1 unrounded # vowel, back, close, rounded U u.
odur.let.rug.nl /~kleiweg/L04/Manuals/xstokens-example.txt   (1143 words)

  
 The page cannot be found (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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www.absoluteastronomy.com.cob-web.org:8888 /o/open_back_unrounded_vowel   (129 words)

  
 Open back unrounded vowel - definition of Open back unrounded vowel - Labor Law Talk Dictionary (via CobWeb/3.1 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Open back unrounded vowel - definition of Open back unrounded vowel - Labor Law Talk Dictionary (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.isi.jhu.edu)
The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ɑ, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is A. Unicode
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