Near-open vowel
type of vowel sound From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A near-open vowel (or a near-low vowel) is a vowel sound used in some spoken languages. The meaning of a near-open vowel is that the tongue is positioned the same as an open vowel, but slightly more narrow.
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The near-open vowels with these symbols in the International Phonetic Alphabet are:
- near-open front unrounded vowel [æ]
- near-open central vowel (mostly used as unrounded) [ɐ]
Other near-open vowels can have marks on letters of relative articulation applied to neighboring vowels, such as ⟨ɒ̽⟩ and ⟨ɑ̽⟩ for near-open, near-back, rounded and unrounded vowels.
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