cardinal vowel

English

Etymology

The term was coined by the British phoneticians Daniel Jones in the early 20th century.

Noun

cardinal vowel (plural cardinal vowels)

  1. (phonetics) a vowel sound produced when the tongue is in an extreme position, either front or back, high or low.

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