- in
phonetics , a
vowel is a
sound in
spoken language , such as an
english ah! ɑː or oh! oʊ,
pronounced with an open
vocal tract so that
- in
linguistics ,
vowel length is the
perceived duration of a
vowel sound.
often the
chroneme , or the 'longness', acts like a
consonant - in indo-european
linguistics , a
thematic vowel or
theme vowel is the
vowel e or o from
ablaut placed before the
ending of a proto-indo-
- vowels: valign'middle. image:korean
short vowel chart. svg , 250px image:korean long
vowel chart. svg , 250px image:korean vowels.
- a
close vowel (k , l , oʊ , s) is a type of
vowel sound used in many
spoken language s. the
defining characteristic of a
close vowel is
- a
front vowel is a type of
vowel sound used in some
spoken language s. the
defining characteristic of a
front vowel is that the
tongue is
- an open
vowel is a
vowel sound in
which the
tongue is
positioned as far as
possible from the roof of the mouth. open
vowels are
sometimes - a back
vowel is a type of
vowel sound used in
spoken language s. the
defining characteristic of a back
vowel is that the
tongue is
- a
central vowel is a type of
vowel sound used in some
spoken language s. the
defining characteristic of a
central vowel is that the
- a mid
vowel is a
vowel sound used in some
spoken language s. the
defining characteristic of a mid
vowel is that the
tongue is
positioned 
