Collocations withvowel

These are words often used in combination withvowel.

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front vowel
Many readers will no doubt wonder if */x/ can also precede a front vowel.
From theCambridge English Corpus
lax vowel
In particular, the analysis cannot in itself explain why there is vowel insertion after stops following a lax vowel.
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long vowel
As a result, the reduplicant contains a long vowel on the surface.
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open vowel
For the letter name of i, the starting point is an open vowel pronunciation.
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rounded vowel
Significantly lower scores were found for initial cluster position in all conditions and for rounded vowel contexts when audio was present.
From theCambridge English Corpus
short vowel
However, whether it occurred with a short vowel is uncertain, and is a matter of dispute.
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tense vowel
Since head is both more raised and longer than hid, this suggests that it would be perceived as a tense vowel.
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vowel duration
Furthermore, the vowel duration patterns found in the languages with mora sharing are strikingly similar to those reported for other cases of mora sharing.
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vowel sound
There are no words; the voice sings throughout to the vowel sound 'ah'.
From theCambridge English Corpus
vowel space
All vowels have to be formed in the posterior portion of the vocal tract, the ' vowel space ', in order to have an appropriate formant structure.
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