Open back rounded vowel

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The open back rounded 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, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is Q. The symbol Template:IPA is called turned script a, because it is a rotated version of script a, so-called because it lacks the extra stroke on top of a printed 'a'. Turned script a, which has its linear stroke on the left, should not be confused with script a Template:IPA, which has its linear stroke on the right and corresponds to an unrounded version of this vowel, the open back unrounded vowel.

Features

• 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 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.
• Its vowel roundedness is rounded, which means that the lips are rounded.

Occurs in

Well rounded Template:IPA is rare, though it is found in some varieties of English.

• English: (RP) hot Template:IPA (in GA, this is pronounced Template:IPA)
• Persian: ﻧﺎﻥ Template:IPA, 'bread'
• Hungarian: bal Template:IPA, 'left'
• Assamese påt Template:IPA, "to bury"

In Persian and Hungarian, the vowel is somewhat underrounded, and in Hungarian it is centralized.de:Gerundeter offener Hinterzungenvokal

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