Back Vowel
A
back vowel
is a type of
vowel
sound used in some spoken
languages
. The defining characteristic of a back vowel is that the tongue is positioned as far back as possible in the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a
consonant
. The back vowels identified by the
International Phonetic Alphabet
are:
close back unrounded vowel
ɯ
close back rounded vowel
u
close-mid back unrounded vowel
ɤ
close-mid back rounded vowel
o
open-mid back unrounded vowel
ʌ
open-mid back rounded vowel
ɔ
open back unrounded vowel
ɑ
open back rounded vowel
ɒ
See also:
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