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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 | 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. | ||
===Examples=== | ===Examples=== | ||
Revision as of 19:58, 24 July 2010
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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