Close-mid central rounded vowel
Close-mid central rounded vowel | |||
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ɵ | |||
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IPA number | 323 | ||
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Entity (decimal) |
ɵ | ||
Unicode (hex) | U+0275 | ||
X-SAMPA |
8 | ||
Kirshenbaum |
@.<umd> | ||
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The close-mid central rounded vowel, or high-mid central rounded vowel, is a type of vowel sound. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨ɵ⟩, a lowercase barred letter o, and should not be confused with the Greek letter theta, ⟨θ⟩, which in IPA corresponds to a consonant sound, the voiceless dental fricative. It was added to the IPA in 1993; before that, this vowel was transcribed ⟨ö⟩.
The IPA prefers terms "close" and "open" for vowels, and the name of the article follows this. However, a large number of linguists, perhaps a majority, prefer the terms "high" and "low".
The character ɵ has been used in several Latin-derived alphabets such as the one for Yañalif, but in that language it denotes a different sound than it does in the IPA. The character is homographic with Cyrillic Ө. The Unicode code point is U+019F Ɵ LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH MIDDLE TILDE (HTML Ɵ
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This sound rarely contrasts with the near-close near-front rounded vowel. For this reason, it may be sometimes transcribed with the symbol ⟨ʏ⟩. An example of a language contrasting /ɵ/ with /ʏ/ is the Hamont dialect of Limburgish, but in phonemic transcription, the sounds are normally transcribed with /ʏ/ and /y/, respectively.[1]
The physically possible close-mid central compressed vowel has not been reported to occur in any language,[2] but could be transcribed as a centralized close-mid front rounded vowel [ø̈], which is normally compressed. Other possible transcriptions are ⟨ɘ͡β̞⟩⟩ (simultaneous [ɘ] and labial compression) and [ɘᵝ] ([ɘ] modified with labial compression).
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- Its vowel height is close-mid, also known as high-mid, which means the tongue is positioned halfway between a close vowel (a high vowel) and a mid vowel.
- Its vowel backness is central, which means the tongue is positioned halfway between a front vowel and a back vowel.
- Its roundedness is protruded, which means that the corners of the lips are drawn together, and the inner surfaces exposed.
Occurrence
Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes | |
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Chinese | Cantonese | 出/ceot7 | [tsʰɵt˥] | 'to go out' | See Cantonese phonology |
Dutch | Standard Netherlandic[3] | hut | [ɦɵt] | 'hut' | Also described as near-front [ø̠];[4][5] Typically transcribed in IPA with ⟨ʏ⟩ or, more rarely, with ⟨ʉ⟩, ⟨ɵ⟩ or ⟨œ⟩. See Dutch phonology |
English | Cardiff[6] | foot | [ɦɵt] | 'foot' | More often unrounded [ɘ];[7] corresponds to [ʊ] in other dialects. See English phonology |
Received Pronunciation[8] | Younger speakers. Others pronounce [ʊ]. See English phonology | ||||
Hull[9] | goat | [ɡɵːt] | 'goat' | Corresponds to /oʊ/ in other dialects. | |
New Zealand[10] | bird | [bɵːd] | 'bird' | Somewhat fronted; may be lower ([ø̞̈ː ~ œ̈ː]). | |
German | Chemnitz dialect[11] | Boden | [ˈpɵːtn̩] | 'floor' | See Chemnitz dialect phonology |
Hiw[12] | yöykön̄ | [jөjkөŋ] | 'forget' | ||
Icelandic[13][14][15] | vinur | [ˈveːnөr] | 'friend' | Most often transcribed in IPA with ⟨ʏ⟩. See Icelandic phonology | |
Irish | Munster[16] | dúnadh | [ˈd̪ˠɰuːn̪ˠɰө̠˔] | 'closing' | Slightly raised and slightly retracted; allophone of /ə/ adjacent to broad consonants, when the vowel in the preceding syllable is either /uː/ or /ʊ/.[16] See Irish phonology |
Limburgish | Hamont dialect[1] | Rùs | [ʀɵs²] | 'a Russian' | May be transcribed in IPA with ⟨ʏ⟩.[1][17] See Hamont dialect phonology |
Maastrichtian[17] | un | [ɵn] | 'onion' | ||
Mongolian[18] | өгөх | [ɵɡɵx] | 'to give' | ||
Norwegian | Standard Eastern[19] | søt | [sɵːt̻] | 'sweet' | Typically transcribed in IPA with ⟨øː⟩; also described as close-mid near-front [ø̠ː],[20] mid near-front [ø̽ː][21] and ranging from mid near-front [ø̽ː] to open-mid near-front [œ̠ː].[22] See Norwegian phonology |
Ripuarian | Kerkrade dialect[23] | sjuts | [ʃɵt͡s] | May be transcribed in IPA with ⟨ʏ⟩. | |
Russian[24] | тётя | ![]() | 'aunt' | Allophone of /o/ in the environment of palatalized consonants. See Russian phonology | |
Tajik | кӯҳ | [kʰɵːh] | 'mountain' | Merges with /ɵ/ in central and southern dialects. | |
Toda | ? | [pɵːr̘] | 'name' | ||
Uzbek | toʻgʻri | [t̪ɤɵʁˈɾɪ] | 'true' | ||
West Frisian | Standard[25] | put | [pɵ̜t] | 'well' | Also described as front [ø].[26] Only slightly rounded;[25] typically transcribed in IPA with ⟨ø⟩ or ⟨ʏ⟩. See West Frisian phonology |
Southwestern dialects[27] | fuotten | [ˈfɵtn̩] | 'feet' | Corresponds to [wo] in other dialects.[27] See West Frisian phonology | |
Xumi | Lower[28] | [RPʎ̟ɐtsɵ] | 'to filter tea' | Typically transcribed in IPA with ⟨ʉ⟩.[28] | |
Upper[29] | [Htɵ] | 'way to do things' | Allophone of /o/ after alveolar consonants; may be realized as [o] or [ɤ] instead.[29] |
The vowel transcribed in IPA with ⟨ɵ⟩ in Central Standard Swedish is actually mid ([ɵ̞]).[30]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Verhoeven (2007), p. 221.
- ↑ Note that Swedish has a slightly higher near-close central compressed vowel, as well as a slightly lower mid central compressed vowel.
- ↑ Rietveld & Van Heuven (2009), p. 69.
- ↑ Gussenhoven (1992), p. 47.
- ↑ Collins & Mees (2003), p. 128.
- ↑ Collins & Mees (1990:92–93)
- ↑ Collins & Mees (1990:92)
- ↑ "Received Pronunciation Phonology". The British Library.
- ↑ Williams & Kerswill (1999), pp. 143 and 146.
- ↑ Bauer et al. (2007), pp. 98–99.
- ↑ Khan & Weise (2013), p. 236.
- ↑ François (2013), p. 207.
- ↑ Árnason (2011), p. 60.
- ↑ Einarsson (1945:10), cited in Gussmann (2011:73)
- ↑ Haugen (1958), p. 65.
- 1 2 Ó Sé (2000).
- 1 2 Gussenhoven & Aarts (1999), p. 159.
- ↑ Iivonen & Harnud (2005), pp. 62, 66–67.
- ↑ Kristoffersen (2000), pp. 16–17, 33–35, 37, 343.
- ↑ Vanvik (1979), pp. 13, 20.
- ↑ Popperwell (2010), pp. 16, 35.
- ↑ Strandskogen (1979), p. 23.
- ↑ Stichting Kirchröadsjer Dieksiejoneer (1997), p. 16.
- ↑ Jones & Ward (1969), pp. 62–63.
- 1 2 Sipma (1913), p. 10.
- ↑ Tiersma (1999), p. 10.
- 1 2 Hoekstra (2003:202), citing Hof (1933:14)
- 1 2 Chirkova & Chen (2013), pp. 369–370.
- 1 2 Chirkova, Chen & Kocjančič Antolík (2013), p. 389.
- ↑ Engstrand (1999), p. 140.
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