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Categories: Disambiguation A central vowel is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages. ... A central or medial consonant is a consonant sound that is produced when air flows across the center of the mouth over the tongue. ...

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REFLECTIONS ON ASPECTS OF VOWEL REDUCTION (7642 words)
	This central position, usually referred to as the schwa position, is associated with a neutral configuration of the vocal tract.
	Centralization is not a phenomenon in its own right, but merely a by-product of contextual assimilation.
	A central concept in the generative grammar is the distinction between the competence and the performance of a language user.

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