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Meaning of "unrounded vowel"

In phonetics, an unrounded vowel refers to a vowel sound that is produced without rounding the lips. Examples of unrounded vowels in English include the sounds /i/ as in 'bit' and /e/ as in 'bed', where the lips are not rounded or protruded during pronunciation
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  • A vowel that is pronounced with the lips relaxed.

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unrounded vowel
Lax open front unrounded vowel.
The close front unrounded vowel is the vocalic equivalent of the palatal approximant.
Lax close front unrounded vowel.
The mid front unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages.
Close central unrounded vowel.
In the International Phonetic Alphabet, ɨ is used to represent a close central unrounded vowel.
See open central unrounded vowel for more information.
Acoustically it is a close back-central unrounded vowel.
Open back unrounded vowel.
Note, å is equal to an open back unrounded vowel.
Mid back unrounded vowel.
Acoustically it is a mid back-central unrounded vowel.
Mid front unrounded vowel.
Officially, the IPA symbol stands for the open front unrounded vowel.
Open central unrounded vowel.

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It is also used in the International Phonetic Alphabet, to represent a close back unrounded vowel.
Close back unrounded vowel.
Acoustically it is a near-close back-central unrounded vowel.
Mid central unrounded vowel.
This letter usually represents the close-mid central unrounded vowel / ɘ /.
Mid centre unrounded vowel.
Phonetically it is a near-open near-back unrounded vowel.
Low front unrounded vowel.
The vowel of cat / æ / is pronounced as a more central near-open front unrounded vowel.
High central unrounded vowel.
One example of this is Lisbon Portuguese, where unstressed e is a near-close near-back unrounded vowel.
The mid central unrounded vowel is frequently written with the symbol.
Another possibility is using the symbol for the open-mid central unrounded vowel with a raising diacritic.
Template, Unrounded vowel.
In Dungan, it represents the close-mid back unrounded vowel.
It commonly represents an open central unrounded vowel / ä /, like the pronunciation of ⟨ a ⟩ in " father ".
In non-emphatic environments, ( ā ) is realised as an open front ( slightly raised ) unrounded vowel.
This is indeed a high back unrounded vowel in Scottish Gaelic.
In Dungan, it represents the close-mid back unrounded vowel / ɤ /.
Open-mid back unrounded vowel.
In Udmurt, it represents the open-mid back unrounded vowel / ʌ /.
Close-mid back unrounded vowel.
See close-mid central unrounded vowel.
Close-mid front unrounded vowel.
Fairly-open front unrounded vowel.
Near-open front unrounded vowel.
Near-close front unrounded vowel.
Open-mid central unrounded vowel.
Near-open central unrounded vowel.
Open-mid front unrounded vowel.
Near-close central unrounded vowel.
Mid-central unrounded vowel.
Near-close near-front unrounded vowel.
Near-close near-back unrounded vowel.
The dotless I, I ı, denotes the close back unrounded vowel sound ( / ɯ / ) in both languages.

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