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A front vowel is a type of Vowel sound used in some spoken Language s. The defining characteristic of a front vowel is that the tongue is positioned as far forward as possible in the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a Consonant . The front vowels identified by the International Phonetic Alphabet are:
In some languages, the open front vowels do not pattern or group with the other front vowels in their Phonologies . Effect on preceding consonant In the history of many Indo-European Languages , front vowels altered preceding Velar Consonant s, bringing them forward to a Palatal , Postalveolar , or Alveolar Place Of Articulation . Similar changes, or sometimes ongoing Allophonic Variation , have occurred in many other languages, including Japanese . See '' Palatalization .'' This historical palatalization is reflected in the Orthographies of several European languages, including the "c" and "g" of Italian , Spanish , and French , the "k" in Norwegian and Swedish , and the "γ" in Greek . English follows the French pattern, but without as much regularity.
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