Difference between revisions of "Vowel"

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===Origin===
 
===Origin===
 
The word goes back to French ''voyelle'', from Latin ''(littera) vocalis'' 'voice letter' (from ''vox'' 'voice').
 
The word goes back to French ''voyelle'', from Latin ''(littera) vocalis'' 'voice letter' (from ''vox'' 'voice').
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===See also===
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*[[Articulators]]
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*[[Consonant]]
  
 
===Other languages===
 
===Other languages===
French [[voyelle]]  
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French [[voyelle]] <br>
German [[Vokal]]
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German [[Vokal]] <br>
  
 
=== Links ===
 
=== Links ===

Revision as of 16:42, 25 May 2014

In phonetics and phonology, a vowel is a speech sound in whose articulation the oral part of the breath channel is not constricted enough to cause audible frication.

Term properties

A relational adjective from vowel that is occasionally used is vocalic.

Comments

Speech sounds with audible constriction are called consonants; sounds intermediate between vowels and consonants are called semi-vowels (not "semi-consonants").

Origin

The word goes back to French voyelle, from Latin (littera) vocalis 'voice letter' (from vox 'voice').

See also

Other languages

French voyelle
German Vokal

Links

Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics

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