Wedge (phonetics)

The open-mid back unrounded vowel is a type of Vowel sound, used in some Spoken Language s. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is V. The IPA symbol is an inverted letter ''v'' and both the symbol and the sound are commonly referred to as either a wedge, a carrot, or a hat.

FEATURES

Its Vowel Height is Open-mid , which means the tongue is positioned halfway between an Open Vowel and a Mid Vowel .

Its Vowel Backness is Back , which means the tongue is positioned as far back as possible in the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a Consonant .

Its Vowel Roundedness is Unrounded , which means that the lips are not rounded.

OCCURS IN

Korean : ''beol'' "punishment"

Vietnamese : ''tây'' "west"

Irish : ''ola'' "oil"

, eastern AmE , and Scottish ''nut'' (fronted)

Before World War II , Received Pronunciation had as a phoneme; this sound has since shifted forward to . Despite this change, the symbol is still used (Roca & Johnson 135). This may be due to both tradition as well as the fact that other dialects retain the older pronunciation.

REFERENCE

Information About

Wedge (phonetics)