rounded vowel

collocation in English

meaningsofroundedandvowel

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rounded
adjective
uk
/ˈraʊn.dɪd/us
/ˈraʊn.dɪd/
round ...
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vowel
noun[C]
uk
/vaʊəl/us
/vaʊəl/
a speech sound produced by humans when the breath flows out through the mouth without being blocked by the teeth, tongue, ...
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(Definition ofroundedandvowelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrounded vowel

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Significantly lower scores were found for initial cluster position in all conditions and forroundedvowelcontexts when audio was present.
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Note that none of these words includes aroundedvowel.
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Both are homophones for our local informants, but variation is found between unrounded androundedvoweluse.
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Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right represents aroundedvowel.
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Note that, a small caps version of the ligature, is used for a distinct vowel sound: the open frontroundedvowel.
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In most languages thisroundedvowelis pronounced with protruded lips ("endolabial").
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The vowels in the words "cot" and "caught" merge to, a low backroundedvowel.
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In most languages thisroundedvowelis pronounced with compressed lips (in an "exolabial" manner).
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It was likely a gradual process with a close centralroundedvowelas an intermediate stage.
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Of these, "was used to represent or before aroundedvowel," before ", and" elsewhere.
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Originally this yer denoted an ultra-short or reduced middleroundedvowel.
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Likewise, the close-mid backroundedvowelfollowed by may result in the close-mid front unrounded vowel, so that come is becomes as well.
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One variable considered was (oh), the mid-backroundedvowelpresent in "caught", "talk", and "dog".
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If the last vowel is front and rounded, it takes a suffix with a frontroundedvowel; otherwise it follows the standard rules.
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Originally the yer denoted an ultra-short or reduced middleroundedvowel.
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The name "open-o" represents the sound, in that it is like the sound represented by, the close-mid backroundedvowel, except it is more open.
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This is necessary in order to distinguish the front highroundedvowelin "l" (e.g.) from the back highroundedvowelin "lu" (e.g.).
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