Close-mid central unrounded vowel
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Close-mid central unrounded vowel
The close-mid central 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 Template:IPA. This is a reversed letter e, and should not be confused with the schwa Template:IPA, a turned letter e.
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Features
- Its vowel height is close-mid, which means the tongue is positioned halfway between close vowel and a mid vowel.
- Its vowel backness is central, which means the tongue is positioned halfway between a front vowel and a back vowel.
- Its vowel roundedness is unrounded, which means that the lips are not rounded.
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Occurs in
- English: Southern American English nut Template:IPA
- Paicĩ: Template:IPA spider
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Mid central unrounded vowel
Template:Mergeto The mid central unrounded vowel is frequently written as a schwa Template:IPA. However, that symbol does not specifically represent an unrounded vowel, and is frequently used for most any unstressed obscure vowel. If precision is desired, the symbol for the close-mid central unrounded vowel may be used with a lowering diacritic, Template:IPA.
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Features
- Its vowel height is mid, which means the tongue is positioned halfway between a close vowel and an open vowel.
- Its vowel backness is central, which means the tongue is positioned halfway between a front vowel and a back vowel.
- Its vowel roundedness is unrounded, which means that the lips are not rounded.
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Occurs in
- In European Portuguese: açougue Template:IPA; seja Template:IPA; antro Template:IPA 'den'. In Portuguese tradition, unstressed vowel quality is indicated by rotating the orthographic vowel, and so these vowels are transcribed Template:IPA. However, they are mid vowels, and closer than Portuguese Template:IPA.de:Ungerundeter halbgeschlossener Zentralvokal
fr:Voyelle moyenne supérieure centrale non arrondie ko:중설 비원순 중고모음