Near-close Near-front Unrounded Vowel Information
• Where vowels are paired, the one on the left is unrounded and the one on the right rounded.
The near-close near-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 ɪ, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is I. The IPA symbol is a small capital letter i.
There is also a near-close central unrounded vowel in some languages.
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Features
- Its vowel height is near-close, which means the tongue is positioned similarly to a close vowel, but slightly less constricted.
- Its vowel backness is near-front, which means the tongue is positioned similarly to a front vowel, but slightly further back in the mouth.
- Its vowel roundedness is unrounded, which means that the lips are not rounded.
Occurrence
| Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes | |
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| Czech | byli | [ˈbɪlɪ] | 'they were' | See Czech phonology | |
| Dutch | ik | [ɪ̽k] | 'I' | See Dutch phonology | |
| English | bit | [bɪt] | 'bit' | See English phonology | |
| French | Quebec | petite | [pətsɪt] | 'small' | Occurs only in closed syllables. See Quebec French phonology |
| German | bitte | [ˈbɪtə] | 'please' | See German phonology | |
| Irish | duine | [dˠɪnʲə] | 'person' | See Irish phonology | |
| Mongolian[1] | ? | [xɪɾɘ̆] | 'hillside' | ||
| Plautdietsch | winta | [vɪntə] | 'winter' | ||
| Portuguese | Brazilian[2] | saque | [ˈsakɪ] | 'withdrawal' | Unstressed vowel. See Portuguese phonology |
| Norwegian | litt | [lɪt] | 'a little' | See Norwegian phonology | |
| Russian[3] | дерево | [ˈdʲerʲɪvə] | 'tree' | Occurs only in unstressed syllables. See Russian phonology | |
| Scottish Gaelic | thig | [hɪk] | 'come' | ||
| Sicilian | arrìriri | [arrɪriri] | 'smile' | ||
| Swedish | sill | [sɪl] (help·info) | 'herring' | See Swedish phonology | |
| Ukrainian | кит | [kɪt] | 'whale' | See Ukrainian phonology | |
| Vietnamese | chị | [cɪi] | 'elder sister' | See Vietnamese phonology | |
References
- ^ Iivonen & Harnud (2005:62, 66-67)
- ^ Barbosa & Albano (2004:229)
- ^ Jones & Ward (1969:37)
Bibliography
- Barbosa, Plínio A.; Albano, Eleonora C. (2004), "Brazilian Portuguese", Journal of the International Phonetic Association 34 (2): 227–232, doi:10.1017/S0025100304001756
- Iivonen, Antti; Harnud, Huhe (2005), "Acoustical comparison of the monophthong systems in Finnish, Mongolian and Udmurt", Journal of the International Phonetic Association 35 (1): 59–71, doi:10.1017/S002510030500191X
- Jones, Daniel; Dennis, Ward (1969), The Phonetics of Russian, Cambridge University Press
Categories: Vowels
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