A mid vowel is a vowel sound used in some spoken languages. In Phonetics, a vowel is a Sound in spoken Language, such as English ah! or oh!, pronounced with an open Vocal tract A language is a dynamic set of visual auditory or tactile Symbols of Communication and the elements used to manipulate them The defining characteristic of a mid vowel is that the tongue is positioned mid-way between an open vowel and a close vowel. An open vowel is a Vowel sound of a type used in most spoken Languages The defining characteristic of an open vowel is that the tongue is positioned as far as A close vowel is a type of Vowel sound used in many spoken Languages The defining characteristic of a close vowel is that the tongue is positioned as close as The only mid vowel with a dedicated symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet is the mid central vowel [ə], a symbol which is also used for the vowel schwa. The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA is a system of phonetic notation based on the Latin alphabet, devised by the International Phonetic The mid central vowel is a type of Vowel sound used in some spoken Languages The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound In Linguistics, specifically Phonetics and Phonology, schwa can mean the following An unstressed and toneless neutral

The IPA divides the vowel space into thirds, with the close-mid vowels such as [e] or [o] and the open-mid vowels such as [ɛ] or [ɔ] equidistant in formant space between open [a] and close [i] or [u]. A close-mid vowel is a type of Vowel sound used in some spoken Languages The defining characteristic of a close-mid vowel is that the tongue is positioned two-thirds The open-mid vowels make a class of Vowel sounds used in some spoken Languages The defining characteristic of an open-mid vowel is that the tongue is positioned A formant is a peak in the Frequency spectrum of a sound caused by acoustic Resonance. Thus a true mid front vowel could be transcribed as either a lowered [e̞] or a raised [ɛ̝].

Few languages contrast all three heights of mid vowel, since it is rare for a language to distinguish more than four heights of true front or back vowels. One, the Amstetten dialect of Bavarian German, contrasts four heights of front unrounded, front rounded, and back vowels in addition to having an open central vowel. Amstetten can refer to several geographical terms Amstetten (Württemberg, a municipality in the Alb-Donau district of Germany Amstetten Lower Austro-Bavarian or Bavarian is a major group of Upper German varieties. These have been transcribed with the available IPA symbols /i e ɛ æ/, /y ø œ ɶ/, /u o ɔ ɑ/, and /a/.

	Amstetten Bavarian (transcription)
Close	i	y	u
Close-mid	e	ø	o
Open-mid	ɛ	œ	ɔ
Near open	æ	ɶ̝	ɑ̝
Open		a

However, the vowels transcribed /æ ɶ ɑ/ are one-third the distance between open /a/ and close /i y u/, precisely the IPA definition of open-mid vowels [ɛ œ ɔ]. Thus Amstetten Bavarian may be an example of a language that contrasts mid vowels with both open-mid and close-mid vowels.

	Amstetten Bavarian (formant space)
Close	i	y	u
Close-mid	e	ø	o
Mid	e̞	ø̞	o̞
Open-mid	ɛ	œ	ɔ
Open		a

See also

• Lowered (phonetics)
• Raised (phonetics)

In descriptions of Phonetics and Phonology, the manner and place of articulation of a speech sound may be specified relative to some point of In descriptions of Phonetics and Phonology, the manner and place of articulation of a speech sound may be specified relative to some point of

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