vowel quadrilateral
vowel quadrilateral (with word examples)
/i/
high, front, tense, unrounded
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high-mid, front, lax, unrounded
/e/
mid, front, tense, unrounded
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low-mid, front, lax, unrounded
/�/
low, front, lax, unrounded
/?/
mid, central, tense, rounded
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mid, central, tense, rounded
(*dialectical = like British "bird")
/?/
mid, central, lax, unrounded
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mid, central, lax, rounded
/?/
low-mid, back-central, lax, unrounded
/u/
high, back, tense, rounded
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high-mid, back, lax, rounded
/o/
mid, back, tense, rounded
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low-mid, back, tense, rounded
/?/
low, back, tense, unrounded
/a/
low-mid, central, tense, unrounded
(*southern dialectical = nice bright white light)