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* [[English language|English]]: ([[Received Pronunciation|RP]] and [[General American|GA]]) ''b'''oo'''t'' [buːt]. The realization of this vowel in English is typically fronter than the [[cardinal vowel]] [u]; it can be nearly as far forward as [ʉ], the [[close central rounded vowel]]. |
* [[English language|English]]: ([[Received Pronunciation|RP]] and [[General American|GA]]) ''b'''oo'''t'' [buːt]. The realization of this vowel in English is typically fronter than the [[cardinal vowel]] [u]; it can be nearly as far forward as [ʉ], the [[close central rounded vowel]]. |
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* [[French language|French]]: ''f'''ou''''' [fu], 'crazy' |
* [[French language|French]]: ''f'''ou''''' [fu], 'crazy' |
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* [[German language|German]]: ''F'''u'''ß'' [fu |
* [[German language|German]]: ''F'''u'''ß'' [fuːs], 'foot' |
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* [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: '''''u'''rs'''o''''' [uɾsu], 'bear' |
* [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: '''''u'''rs'''o''''' [uɾsu], 'bear' |
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* [[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''c'''u'''ra'' [kuɾa], 'preach' |
* [[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''c'''u'''ra'' [kuɾa], 'preach' |
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Revision as of 04:12, 1 August 2005
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The close 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 u, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is u.
Features
- Its vowel height is close, which means the tongue is positioned as close as possible to the roof of the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant.
- 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.
- Its vowel roundedness is rounded, which means that the lips are rounded.
Occurs in
- English: (RP and GA) boot [buːt]. The realization of this vowel in English is typically fronter than the cardinal vowel [u]; it can be nearly as far forward as [ʉ], the close central rounded vowel.
- French: fou [fu], 'crazy'
- German: Fuß [fuːs], 'foot'
- Portuguese: urso [uɾsu], 'bear'
- Spanish: cura [kuɾa], 'preach'
The vowel transcribed as [u] in Swedish is somewhat different, being inrounded rather than outrounded as is the prototypical [u]. There is no symbol or diacritic for this in the IPA.
- Swedish: oro , 'unease', 'worry'