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Vowel In phonetics, a vowel is a sound in spoken language, with two complementary definitions. In the phonetic definition, a vowel is a sound pronounced with an open vocal tract, so that the tongue does not touch the lips, teeth, or roof of the mouth, such as the English ah /ɑː/ or oh /oʊ/. There is no build-up of air pressure at any point above the glottis.
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Vowel In the phonetic definition, a vowel is a sound, such as the English ah / ɑː / or oh / oʊ /, produced with an open vocal tract; it is median (the air escapes along the middle of the tongue), oral (at least some of the airflow must escape through the mouth), frictionless and continuant.
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Is the letter y a consonant or a vowel? The letter Y can be regarded as both a vowel and a consonant. In terms of sound, a vowel is 'a speech sound which is produced by comparatively open.
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What is a Vowel? perhaps the best example in english of the semi-vowel status of the letter w is in the word 'wow'. the first 'w' in that word is usually transcribed as a consonant, while the final one is transcribed as a vowel making a diphthong with the o.
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ozone, O 1. the 15th letter of the English alphabet, a vowel. 2. any spoken sound represented by this letter. 3. something shaped like an O. 4. a written or printed representation of the letter O or o.
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- Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: a, A /eɪ/. n ( pl a's, A's, As) 1  the first letter and first vowel of the modern English alphabet.  any of several speech sounds represented by this letter, in English as in take, bag, calm, shortage, or cobra.
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Vowel length (Redirected from Short vowel) In linguistics, vowel length is the perceived duration of a vowel sound. Often the chroneme, or the longness, acts like a consonant, and may have arisen from one etymologically, such as in Australian English.
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Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Review Used Models. The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren was a super-expensive supercar that boasted a top speed in excess of 200 mph and the ability to sprint from zero to 60 mph in under 4 seconds. Unless you were a CEO or media mogul, the SLR was unlikely to show up on your shopping list, as a new one cost around a half-million dollars.
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Phonetics: Vowels, Consonants Vowel. - serves as a syllable nucleus-less constriction-one vowel sound in a syllable 1. Articulators are positioned so not to constrict oral and pharyngeal cavities. 2. sound of interest can be sustained indefinitely 3. syllable (with some exceptions) must include a vowel as its nucleus.
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What is a syllable? noun. 1  A syllable is the sound of a vowel (A, E, I, O, U) that is created when pronouncing the letters A, E, I, O, U, or Y.
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- There is no English word without a vowel. The vowels are a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y and even-especially in the case of Welsh words borrowed directly-w.
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- For instance, in English, the word ah is spoken as a monophthong /ɑː/ , while the word ow is spoken as a diphthong /aʊ/ . Where two adjacent vowel sounds occur in different syllables—for example, in the English word re-elect —the result is described as hiatus, not as a diphthong.Diphthongs often form when separate vowels are run together in rapid speech during a conversation. centering diphthong is one that begins with a more peripheral vowel and ends with a more central one, such as [ɪə̯] , [ɛə̯] , and [ʊə̯] in Received Pronunciation or [iə̯] and [uə̯] in Irish. Many centering diphthongs are also opening diphthongs ([iə̯] , [uə̯]). Diphthongs may contrast in how far they open or close.
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ozone, O E, e. 1. the fifth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel. 2. any spoken sound represented by this letter. 3. something having the shape of an E.
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English words without vowels The words wyrm and myrrh contain neither a vowel letter nor a vowel sound in some dialects: [ˈwɹ̩m], [ˈmɹ̩] (or [ˈwɝːm], [ˈmɝː]). A list of English words without vowel sounds (mostly interjections) can be found here. In addition, some unstressed function words may lose their vowel in more rapid speech.
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- Note how unlike open syllables, the vowel in this example is short; vowels in closed syllables do not make the sound of their name when pronounced. Other examples include the words junk, soft and stretch, which each contain one short vowel and end in a consonant.his word contains just one vowel, the letter o, and it occurs at the end of the word. Therefore, it is an open syllable. Vowels on their own are considered open syllables as well sometimes, such as the e in elite or the a in able, which each form a sound on their own.
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Medicine Ch. 1 Combining vowel. vowel, usually o, that links the root to the suffix or the root to another root. Combining form. combination of the root and the combining vowel. adenitis. inflammation of a gland. aden. gland.
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Is the letter y a consonant or a vowel? A consonant is any letter that is not a vowel. The vowels of the alphabet are: a,e,i,o,u and sometimes y. The consonants of the alphabet are: b,c,d,f,g,h,j,k,l,m,n,p,q,r,s,t,v … ,w,x,y,z.
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- 1 A syllable is the sound of a vowel (A, E, I, O, U) that is created when pronouncing the letters A, E, I, O, U, or Y. 2  The letter Y is a vowel only if it creates an A, E, I, O, or U sound. 3  When two (or more) vowels are next to each other, the number of syllables depends on the number of vowel sounds.
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Vowel (Sounds and Letters) A vowel is a letter of the alphabet (a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y) that represents a speech sound created by the relatively free passage of breath through the larynx and oral cavity. Letters that are not vowels are consonants.
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- (uncountable) vowelization, vocalization or diacritization - the various diacritics, taken collectively, that are attached to Arabic letters in certain styles of writing and that indicate such features as vowels and gemination (consonant doubling) and absence of any vowels.
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consonant Noun. 1. consonant-a speech sound that is not a vowel. speech sound, phone, sound - (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language. alveolar, alveolar consonant, dental, dental consonant-a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge. obstruent-a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth.
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- In some words, a strong and weak vowel or two weak vowels don't merge together but instead form separate syllables. In those cases, a written accent over the weak vowel is used to show the distinction. A common example is the name Maria. maría
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- When a syllable has 2 vowels together, the first vowel is usually long and the second is silent. Examples: pain, eat, boat, res/cue, say, grow. NOTE: Diphthongs don't follow this rule; In a diphthong, the vowels blend together to create a single new sound. The diphthongs are: oi,oy,ou,ow,au,aw, oo and many others.
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Vowel Digraphs: Definition & Examples Note that these digraphs represent a sound that is different from the sound made by a single instance of the letter alone, such as o in hot or e in bed. Other vowel digraphs are combinations of two different vowel letters that together represent a single sound, such as oa in coat, ai in rain, and ea as in peach.