| Lemma | two-dimensional vowel system |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Hockett (1958) |
| Titolo | A Course in Modern Linguistics |
| Sinonimi | |
| Rinvii | one-dimensional vowel system (inglese) three-dimensional vowel system (inglese) |
| Traduzioni | |
| Citazioni | Much commoner are ‘two-dimensional’ systems, where some second type of contrast intersects, wholly or partly, the differentiation by tongue height. The simplest system of this sort has three vowels: two high and one low, the former pair contrasting as front unrounded and back rounded. |