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Open-mid back rounded vowel
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(Redirected from IPA phoneme /ɔː/)
The open-mid back rounded vowel is a vowel sound.[1] It is a cardinal vowel.
Features[edit | edit source]
The open-mid back rounded vowel has the following features:
- Vowel height: An open-mid vowel, also known as low-mid, which means the tongue is positioned halfway between an open vowel (a low vowel) and a mid vowel.
- Vowel backness: A back vowel, which means the tongue is positioned back in the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant.
- Vowel roundness: A protruded vowel, which means that the corners of the lips are drawn together, and the inner surfaces exposed.
Occurrence in English[edit | edit source]
In RP, this is the pronunciation of the ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ vowel phoneme, the ɴᴏʀᴛʜ vowel phoneme, into which is merged the ꜰᴏʀᴄᴇ vowel.
Representation[edit | edit source]
In IPA, the Open-mid back rounded vowel is represented by an open o symbol, ɔ. Its IPA number is 306.
