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Things vowel often describes ("vowel ________")
- syllables
- color
- weakening
- reduplication
- series
- reduction
- articulation
- gradation
- combination
- pronunciation
- rule
- languages
- phoneme
- harmony
- suffixes
- symbol
- combinations
- letters
- stimuli
- coarticulation
- sign
- context
- ratio
- roots
- patterns
- points
- words
- variation
- families
- lengthening
- length
- deletion
- consonants
- modification
- height
- symbols
- sounds
- interaction
- quality
- phonemes
- pair
- sequence
- rhyme
- flame
- mark
- stems
- marks
- assimilation
- transitions
- letter
- change
- alternations
- pattern
- alternation
- changes
- quantities
- contrast
- declension
- transition
- ending
- sound
- positions
- systems
- system
- syllable
- sequences
- root
- chamber
- duration
- distinction
- quantity
- music
- glide
- endings
- shift
- pairs
- signs
- word
- interactions
- consonant
- tone
- clusters
- stem
How vowel often is described ("________ vowel")
- extra
- intermediate
- nuclear
- tonic
- closed
- original
- single
- high
- stressed
- sustained
- simple
- mixed
- prothetic
- central
- close
- nasal
- characteristic
- state
- terminal
- anaptyctic
- inherent
- obscure
- accented
- open
- penultimate
- schwa
- second
- corresponding
- consonant
- rounded
- initial
- full
- unrounded
- low
- short
- reduced
- unaccented
- thematic
- lengthened
- oral
- double
- palatal
- cardinal
- front
- long
- epenthetic
- adjacent
- back
- first
- semi
- underlying
- round
- medial
- middle
- unstressed
- weak
- pure
- silent
- final
- nasalized
- syllabic
- verbal
- tense
- radical
- last
- neutral
- lax
- voiceless
