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vowel

Sound in spoken language, articulated with an open vocal tract

EntityQ36244

Also known as vowel sound · vocal sound

Subclass of: phone

Overview

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A vowel is a speech sound pronounced with minimal to no stricture in the vocal tract. Vowels are one of the two principal classes of speech sounds, the other being the consonant. Vowels vary in quality, loudness, and length. They are usually voiced and are closely involved in prosodic variation such as tone, intonation and stress. The nucleus, or "center", of a syllable typically consists of a vowel sound.

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47 statements · 17% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Opposite of: consonant
Facet of: spoken language
Different from: vowel letter
Partially coincident with: semivowel
Depicted by: vowel letter nature of statement: often
Follows: prevocalic form applies to part: word initial · nature of statement: sometimes
Permanent duplicated item: Q136084595

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