Near-close vowel
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Vowels beside dots are: unrounded • rounded |
A near-close vowel (or near-high vowel) is a vowel sound used in some spoken languages. The meaning of a near-close vowel is that the tongue is positioned the same as an close vowel, but slightly less narrow.
List
[change | change source]The near-close vowels with these symbols in the International Phonetic Alphabet are:
- near-close near-front unrounded vowel [ɪ]
- near-close near-front rounded vowel [ʏ]
- near-close near-back rounded vowel [ʊ]
Other near-close vowels can have marks on letters of relative articulation applied to neighboring vowels, such as ⟨ɒ̽⟩ and ⟨ɑ̽⟩ for near-close, near-back, rounded and unrounded vowels.
