transcription delimiters. A vowel is a syllabic speech sound pronounced without any stricture in the vocal tract. Vowels are one of the two principal...

/ / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. The Great Vowel Shift was a series of changes in the pronunciation of the English language...

The mid central vowel (also known as schwa) is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet...

transcription delimiters. A back vowel is any in a class of vowel sound used in spoken languages. The defining characteristic of a back vowel is that the highest point...

In phonology, vowel harmony is a phonological rule in which the vowels of a given domain – typically a phonological word – must share certain distinctive...

and transcription delimiters. A central vowel, formerly also known as a mixed vowel, is any in a class of vowel sound used in some spoken languages. The...

language, a high vowel can be any vowel that is more close than a mid vowel. That is, close-mid vowels, near-close vowels, and close vowels can all be considered...

be any vowel that is more open than a mid vowel. That is, open-mid vowels, near-open vowels, and open vowels can all be considered low vowels. The open...

see Wikipedia Media help. This chart provides audio examples for phonetic vowel symbols. The symbols shown include those in the International Phonetic Alphabet...

Front vowels are sometimes also called bright vowels because they are perceived as sounding brighter than the back vowels. Near-front vowels are essentially...