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Any vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth. Examples: "a" in “man” and "e" in “gel”
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Front vowel — A front vowel is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages. The defining characteristic of a front vowel is that the tongue is positioned as far forward as possible in the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified… … Wikipedia
front vowel — См. palatale … Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов
Near-front vowel — IPA vowel chart Front Near front Central Near back … Wikipedia
Vowel harmony — is a type of long distance (see below) assimilatory phonological process involving vowels in some languages. In languages with vowel harmony, there are constraints on what vowels may be found near each other. Explanation Harmony processes are… … Wikipedia
Front — may refer to:* The Front , a 1976 film * The Hybrid Front, a Sega Mega Drive strategy game * The Front (The Simpsons episode) * Front (identity) for a blacklisted artist * Front (magazine) * Front (military), an area where armies are engaged in… … Wikipedia
Vowel — In phonetics, a vowel is a sound in spoken language, such as English ah! IPA| [ɑː] or oh! IPA| [oʊ] , pronounced with an open vocal tract so that there is no build up of air pressure at any point above the glottis. This contrasts with consonants … Wikipedia
Vowel breaking — Sound change and alternation Metathesis Quantitative metathesis … Wikipedia
Vowel reduction in Russian — Main article: Russian phonology Vowel reduction in Russian differs in the standard language and in dialects. Several ways of reduction (and its absence) are distinguished. There are five vowel phonemes in Standard Russian. Vowels tend to merge… … Wikipedia
vowel — vowelless, adj. vowellike, adj. vowely, vowelly, adv. /vow euhl/, n. 1. Phonet. a. (in English articulation) a speech sound produced without occluding, diverting, or obstructing the flow of air from the lungs (opposed to consonant). b. (in a… … Universalium
front — front1 W1S1 [frʌnt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part that is furthest forward)¦ 2¦(side that faces forward)¦ 3¦(most important side)¦ 4¦(building)¦ 5 in front of somebody/something 6 in front 7 on a ... front 8 out front 9 in (the) front/up front … Dictionary of contemporary English
