IPA symbols for these include the Greek letters gamma and phi, the former of which represents a close-mid, back, unrounded one.
IPA symbols for these include the Greek letters gamma and phi, the former of which represents a close-mid, back, unrounded one. These sounds can be "full" or "reduced" in some languages, and the English sound represented by "w" is an example of their "semi" kind. During Early Modern English, they were raised and fronted via the "pull chain" in their namesake "great" "shift." A sound that consists of a glide from one of these to another is known as a diphthong. For 10 points, name these sounds which include "ah" and "oh," contrasted with consonants.
IPA symbols for these include the Greek letters gamma and phi, the former of which represents a close-mid, back, unrounded one.
vowels