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{{Infobox IPA|ipa-number=325|ipa=230|ipa-image=Xsampa-leftcurly.png|xsampa=<nowiki>{</nowiki>|kirshenbaum=&|sound=Near-open front unrounded vowel.ogg}} |
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The '''near-open front unrounded vowel''' is a type of [[vowel]] sound, used in some [[speech|spoken]] [[language]]s. The symbol in the [[International Phonetic Alphabet]] that represents this sound is {{IPA|æ}}, and the equivalent [[X-SAMPA]] symbol is <tt>{</tt>. The IPA symbol is the lowercase [[AE ligature]], and both the symbol and the sound are commonly referred to as "ash". |
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==Features== |
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* Its [[vowel height]] is [[near-open vowel| near-open]], which means the tongue is positioned similarly to an [[open vowel]], but slightly more constricted. |
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* Its [[vowel backness]] is [[front vowel|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]]. |
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* Its [[vowel roundedness]] is [[unrounded vowel|unrounded]], which means that the lips are not rounded. |
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==Occurs in== |
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* [[English language|English]]: ([[Received Pronunciation|RP]], [[General American|GA]] and [[Australian English|AuE]]) ''f'''a'''t'' {{IPA|[fæt]}} |
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* [[Finnish language|Finnish]]: ''m'''ä'''ki'' {{IPA|['mæki]}}, 'hill' |
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* [[Swedish language|Swedish]]: ''k'''ä'''rlek'' {{IPA|['ɕæːɹleːk]}} 'love' |
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* [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]: ''l'''æ'''rer'' {{IPA|['læɾeɾ]}}, 'teacher' |
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* [[Persian language|Persian]]: {{IPA|[dær]}}, 'door' |
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* [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]]: ''t'''a'''y'' {{IPA|[tǣj]}}, 'arm/hand' |
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* [[German language|German]]: ''K'''ä'''se'' {{IPA|['kæzə]}}, 'cheese' (some dialects)<!--which ones? I certainly don't know--> |
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[[Category:Vowels]] |
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[[de:Ungerundeter fast offener Vorderzungenvokal]] |
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[[es:Vocal semiabierta anterior no redondeada]] |
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[[fr:Voyelle basse supérieure antérieure non arrondie]] |
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[[ja:非円唇前舌狭めの広母音]] |
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[[ko:전설 비원순 근저모음]] |
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[[ro:Vocală cvasideschisă anterioară nerotunjită]] |
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Revision as of 21:56, 25 August 2006
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