| Lemma | vowel |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Sapir (1921) |
| Titolo | Language |
| Sinonimi | |
| Rinvii | language (inglese) lax (inglese) nasal (inglese) voiced sound (inglese) |
| Traduzioni | |
| Citazioni | As the tongue is raised or lowered, retracted or brought forward, held tense or lax, and as the lips are pursed ( ' rounded ' ) in varying degree or allowed to keep their position at rest, a large number of distinct qualities are the vowels. Vowels, whether nasalized or not, are normally voiced sounds; in not a few languages, however, 'voiceless vowels' also occur. |