BACKVOWEL

Back vowel

A back vowel is a type of vowel sound used in 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. Back vowels are sometimes also called dark vowels because they are perceived as sounding darker than the front vowels. The back vowels for which the International Phonetic Alphabet provides unique symbols are:

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back vowel

Noun

  1. Any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth. Examples: "u" in “rule” and "o" in “pole”


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