English Explanatory Dictionary

cardinal vowel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a vowel sound produced when the tongue is in an extreme position, either front or back, high or low.

Word forms

cardinal vowel cardinal vowels

Etymology

The term was coined by the British phoneticians Daniel Jones in the early 20th century.

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