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A '''vowel sound''' (/vaʊl/) is a speech sound | A '''vowel sound''' (/vaʊl saʊnd/) is a [[speech sound]] which is pronounced with an open vocal tract so that there is no build-up of air pressure at any point above the glottis. | ||
There are three kinds of vowel sounds: [[monophthong]]s, [[diphthong]]s and [[triphthong]]s. | There are three kinds of vowel sounds: [[monophthong]]s, [[diphthong]]s and [[triphthong]]s. | ||
For historical reasons there is a large mismatch between the number of vowels in [[English]] - which has up to twenty vowels (depending on the accent) - and the [[vowel letters]], which are limited to | For historical reasons there is a large mismatch between the number of vowels in [[English]] - which has up to twenty vowels (depending on the accent) - and the [[vowel letters]], which are limited to A, E, I, O, U, and letters representing the [[semi-vowel]]s, [[Y]] and [[W]] and even [[R]]. | ||
For a description of the vowels in English see [[Phonetic_symbol#Vowels|Phonetic symbol § Vowels]]. | For a description of the vowels in English see [[Phonetic_symbol#Vowels|Phonetic symbol § Vowels]]. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Pronunciation]] | [[Category:Pronunciation]] | ||
[[Category:Vowel phonemes| ]] | [[Category:Vowel phonemes| ]] | ||
Revision as of 15:09, 21 February 2020
A vowel sound (/vaʊl saʊnd/) is a speech sound which is pronounced with an open vocal tract so that there is no build-up of air pressure at any point above the glottis.
There are three kinds of vowel sounds: monophthongs, diphthongs and triphthongs.
For historical reasons there is a large mismatch between the number of vowels in English - which has up to twenty vowels (depending on the accent) - and the vowel letters, which are limited to A, E, I, O, U, and letters representing the semi-vowels, Y and W and even R.
For a description of the vowels in English see Phonetic symbol § Vowels.
