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  1. Back vowel - Wikipedia

    Back vowels are a class of vowel sound used in spoken languages that are produced when the tongue is positioned toward the back of the mouth. Back vowels appear in most of the world's …

  2. Back vowel explained

    The defining characteristic of a back vowel is that the highest point of the tongue is positioned relatively back in the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a …

  3. Introduction to Vowels - City University of New York

    The back vowels in American English are /u/, /ʊ/, /o/, /ɔ/, and /ɑ/, and are made with the back of the tongue raised. Practice going from high to low by saying the following words.

  4. In English, the back vowels, /uw/, /ᴜ/, /ow/, and /ɔ/, are pronounced with varying degrees of lip rounding, and /r/ also has a little lip rounding, whether it’s used as a consonant (/r/) or a vowel …

  5. Back vowel | linguistics | Britannica

    In vowel A back vowel — e.g., the u in “rule” and the o in “pole”—is produced with the back part of the tongue raised toward the soft palate (velum).

  6. Back Vowels – Voice Science

    The Back Vowels are [u] [o] [ɔ] [ʊ] [ɑ] and they are produced with the highest point of the tongue towards the back of the mouth. These vowels are also defined by having a low second formant …

  7. Back vowels Flashcards | Quizlet

    Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like What are the back vowels?, What is the tongue height for the back vowel /u/?, What's the tongue advancement for the …

  8. Sound more natural in English: Learn and practice 5 BACK VOWELS

    In this video, I will teach you how to pronounce four vowels that are common in both British and American English. We'll be looking at back vowels.

  9. The Vowels of American English - San Diego Voice and Accent

    The back vowels are these symbols here: /u, ʊ, ɔ, ɑ/. The first symbol /u/ represents the sound OO, like in boot. It is made with the lips rounded, the jaw closed, and the tongue back and high …

  10. Vowel - Wikipedia

    An idealized schematic of vowel space, based on the formants of Daniel Jones and John Wells pronouncing the cardinal vowels of the IPA. The scale is logarithmic. The grey range is where …