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In [[phonology]], a '''high vowel''' is a [[vowel]] that is produced with the tongue at a level close to the top of the [[oral cavity]], and above the position used for [[mid vowel|mid vowels]].
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In [[phonology]], a '''high vowel''' is a [[vowel]] that is produced with the tongue at a level close to the top of the [[oral cavity]], and above the position used for [[mid vowel]]s.
  
 
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*Near close: [ɪ], [ʏ], [ɪ̈], [ʊ̈], [ʊ]
 
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Latest revision as of 20:20, 3 July 2014

In phonology, a high vowel is a vowel that is produced with the tongue at a level close to the top of the oral cavity, and above the position used for mid vowels.

Examples

  • High: [i], [y], [ɨ], [ʉ], [ɯ], [u]
  • Near close: [ɪ], [ʏ], [ɪ̈], [ʊ̈], [ʊ]
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