cardinal vowel
cardinal vowel · cardinal vowels
A vowel sound produced when the tongue is in an extreme position, either front or…A vowel sound produced when the tongue is in an extreme position, either front or back, high or low.
Meaning
1 sensesA vowel sound produced when the tongue is in an extreme position, either front or back, high or low.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
The term was coined by the British phoneticians Daniel Jones in the early 20th century.The term was coined by the British phoneticians Daniel Jones in the early 20th century.
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Forms
plural: cardinal vowels| Singular | cardinal vowel |
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| Plural | cardinal vowels |
regular