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Meanings of vowel in English

Russian
гласные
Portuguese
vogal temática
Spanish
vocalismo
Catalan
vocàlic
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Sound in spoken language, articulated with an open vocal tract.

гласные
Usage of vowel in English
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Another example would be a vowel sound in a word like house.
Wired
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It indicates that the second vowel is pronounced as a second syllable.
The new yorker
3
Each vowel sound must be distinct in enunciation and pure in quality.
Resonance in Singing and Speaking
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Here's the Queen pronouncing a similar vowel sound with that raised position.
Wired
5
I love the way she has that palatalized vowel sound in capitalism.
Wired
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In common with the Slav languages it has a sixth vowel, viz.
The Land of the Black Mountain: The Adventures of Two Englishmen...
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She's doing a lot of the vowel sounds most of the way.
Wired
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And on the same vowel sound in Cheney in the word asked.
Wired
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At the same time the vowel sound was to be pronounced perfectly.
Cry to heaven
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Pronunciation is scholastic, relating to the word accent and the vowel sound.
Public Speaking: Principles and Practice
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No noun ends in a mute or a vowel short by nature.
The Poetics of Aristotle
12
Teach one vowel at a time by combining with the known consonants.
How to Teach Phonics
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Picture to yourself a beautiful tone; sing it on the vowel Ah.
Vocal Mastery / Talks with Master Singers and Teachers, Comprisi...
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So you insert a dummy e vowel just so that's it's pronounceable.
Wired
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No attempt has been made to indicate these differences of vowel sound.
Unwritten Literature of Hawaii: The Sacred Songs of the Hula
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All vowel sounds, like all tones of the voice, are reinforced sounds.
The Renaissance of the Vocal Art / A Practical Study of Vitality...
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common