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Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Mid vowel (282 words) |
 | The defining characteristic of a mid vowel is that the tongue is positioned mid-way between an open vowel and a close vowel. |
| The only mid vowel with a dedicated symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet is the mid central vowel [É™], a symbol which is also used for the vowel schwa. |
| The IPA divides the vowel space into thirds, with the close-mid vowels such as [e] or [o] and the open-mid vowels such as [É›] or [É”] equidistant in formant space between open [a] and close [i] or [u]. |
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Open vowel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (158 words) |
| An open vowel is a vowel sound of a type used in most spoken languages. |
| The defining characteristic of an open vowel is that the tongue is positioned as far as possible from the roof of the mouth. |
| Open vowels are sometimes also called low vowels in reference to the low position of the tongue. |
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