French/English Glossary of Linguistic Terms

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low vowel

[Subentry of low, vowel₁]

Fr    voyelle basse, voyelle ouverte

Synonym(s): open vowel

Antonym(s): close vowel, high vowel

Related term(s): low-mid vowel

Domain: Phonology

Source(s): Akmajian etal. 1984: 115; Clark & Clark 1977: 182; Crystal 2001: 148; Hartmann & Stork 1972: 135; Hock 1986: 19; MacKay 1989: 142, 202; Martinet 1964[trans.]: 48; Matthews 1997: 214; Nash 1968: 133; Onishi 1981: 335; Pei & Gaynor 1954: 127; Richards etal. 1992: 403; Trask 1996: 212

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