VOWEL


Meaning of VOWEL in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

open vowel

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

close

In some accents - particularly London ones - we often find a close back rounded vowel instead.

There is uncertainty, too, about the corresponding close back rounded vowels .

Weak syllables with close back rounded vowels are not so commonly found.

long

For speechreaders, the most important are the five long vowels .

low

Figure 3.5 Percentage low vowel in variable monosyllables and prefixed and inflected disyllables.

Figure 3.6 Percentage low vowel in all other disyllables.

rounded

In some accents - particularly London ones - we often find a close back rounded vowel instead.

There is uncertainty, too, about the corresponding close back rounded vowels .

Weak syllables with close back rounded vowels are not so commonly found.

short

If the language has long and short vowels and consonants, this will affect the rhythm of the language.

■ NOUN

phoneme

Diphthongs are made from a simple vowel phoneme followed by one of,,.

sound

These often involve vowel sounds having their Creole rather than their expected London pronunciations.

His diction, even if some of the vowel sounds are a shade tight, is also exemplary.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

close vowel

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

And all his fans can rest assured that even a vowel change won't fool us.

Diphthongs are made from a simple vowel phoneme followed by one of,,.

In some accents - particularly London ones - we often find a close back rounded vowel instead.

Much of the easy flow of speech depends on the neutral vowel .

Some phonologists maintain that a syllabic consonant is really a case of a vowel and a consonant that have become combined.

These often involve vowel sounds having their Creole rather than their expected London pronunciations.

Weak syllables with close back rounded vowels are not so commonly found.

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