Near-open front unrounded vowel
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Edit - 2× | Front | N.-front | Central | N.-back | Back |
Close | |||||
Near-close | |||||
Close-mid | |||||
Mid | |||||
Open-mid | |||||
Near-open | |||||
Open |
Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right
represents a rounded vowel.
See also: IPA, Consonantsrepresents a rounded vowel.
IPA – number | 325 |
IPA – text | æ |
IPA – image | |
Entity | æ |
X-SAMPA | { |
Kirshenbaum | & |
Sound sample |
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The near-open front unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is æ, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is {. The IPA symbol is the lowercase ae ligature, and both the symbol and the sound are commonly referred to as "ash".
[edit] Features
- Its vowel height is near-open, which means the tongue is positioned similarly to an open vowel, but slightly more constricted.
- Its vowel backness is front, which means the tongue is positioned as far forward as possible in the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant.
- Its vowel roundedness is unrounded, which means that the lips are not rounded.