A close vowel, also known as a high vowel (in U.S. terminology[1]), is any in a class of vowel sounds used in many spoken languages. The defining characteristic of a close vowel is that the tongue is positioned as close as possible to the roof of the mouth as it can be without creating a constriction. A constriction would produce a sound that would be classified as a consonant.
The term "close" /ˈkloʊs/ is recommended by the International Phonetic Association. Close vowels are often referred to as "high" vowels, as in the Americanist phonetic tradition, because the tongue is positioned high in the mouth during articulation.[2]
In the context of the phonology of any particular language, a high vowel can be any vowel that is more close than a mid vowel. That is, close-mid vowels, near-close vowels, and close vowels can all be considered high vowels.
(IPA letters for rounded vowels are ambiguous as to whether the rounding is protrusion or compression. However, transcription of the world's languages tends to pattern as above.)
There also are close vowels that don't have dedicated symbols in the IPA:
Other close vowels can be indicated with diacritics of relative articulation applied to letters for neighboring vowels, such as ⟨i̠⟩ or ⟨ɪ̝⟩ for a close near-front unrounded vowel.
^"VOWEL QUALITY". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
^Ottenheimer, Harriet (2011). The Anthropology of Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology Workbook/Reader. Belmont, CA: Cengage Learning. p. 44. ISBN9781111828851.
March 26, 2023
close, vowel, vowelsfront, central, backclose, unear, close, ʊclose, omid, open, ɔnear, open, ɐopen, ɒipa, help, audio, full, chart, template, legend, unrounded, roundedthis, article, contains, phonetic, transcriptions, international, phonetic, alphabet, intro. IPA VowelsFront Central BackClose i y ɨ ʉ ɯ uNear close ɪ ʏ ʊClose mid e o ɘ ɵ ɤ oMid e o e ɤ o Open mid ɛ œ ɜ ɞ ʌ ɔNear open ae ɐOpen a ɶ a ɑ ɒIPA help audio full chart template Legend unrounded roundedThis article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet IPA For an introductory guide on IPA symbols see Help IPA For the distinction between and see IPA Brackets and transcription delimiters A close vowel also known as a high vowel in U S terminology 1 is any in a class of vowel sounds used in many spoken languages The defining characteristic of a close vowel is that the tongue is positioned as close as possible to the roof of the mouth as it can be without creating a constriction A constriction would produce a sound that would be classified as a consonant The term close ˈ k l oʊ s is recommended by the International Phonetic Association Close vowels are often referred to as high vowels as in the Americanist phonetic tradition because the tongue is positioned high in the mouth during articulation 2 In the context of the phonology of any particular language a high vowel can be any vowel that is more close than a mid vowel That is close mid vowels near close vowels and close vowels can all be considered high vowels Partial list EditThe six close vowels that have dedicated symbols in the International Phonetic Alphabet are close front unrounded vowel i close front compressed vowel y close central unrounded vowel ɨ close central protruded vowel ʉ close back unrounded vowel ɯ close back protruded vowel u IPA letters for rounded vowels are ambiguous as to whether the rounding is protrusion or compression However transcription of the world s languages tends to pattern as above There also are close vowels that don t have dedicated symbols in the IPA close front protruded vowel ʉ yʷ close central compressed vowel y ɏ close back compressed vowel ɯᵝ u Other close vowels can be indicated with diacritics of relative articulation applied to letters for neighboring vowels such as i or ɪ for a close near front unrounded vowel See also EditOpen vowelReferences Edit VOWEL QUALITY Oxford University Press Retrieved 20 April 2017 Ottenheimer Harriet 2011 The Anthropology of Language An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology Workbook Reader Belmont CA Cengage Learning p 44 ISBN 9781111828851 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Close vowel amp oldid 1136285564, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
