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Near-close near-front unrounded vowel [ɪ]
From Teflpedia
The near-close near-front unround vowel [ɪ] is a vowel phone.
Features[edit | edit source]
The near-close near-front unrounded vowel has the following features:
- Its vowel height: is Near-close, also known as near-high, which means the tongue is positioned similarly to a close vowel but slightly less constricted.
- Its vowel backness: Near-front, indicating the tongue is positioned forward in the mouth, but not as far as a front vowel.
- Its vowel roundness: Unrounded, meaning the lips are not rounded while producing the sound.
Classification[edit | edit source]
It’s one of the cardinal vowels, according to Abercrombie.
Representation[edit | edit source]
In the International Phonetic Alphabet, the near-close near-front unrounded vowel is represented by a small capital I, ⟨ɪ⟩. The IPA number for this is 319.
English[edit | edit source]
This is the standard pronunciation of the ᴋɪᴛ vowel phoneme /ɪ/.
