Open-mid front unrounded vowel
The open-mid front unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is E. Features of this vowel: 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 front, which means the tongue is positioned as far forward 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: English (RP and GA) bet French bête 'animal' German Bett 'bed' Portuguese café 'coffee'
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