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[Mark A. Mandel]

Bev wrote:
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Actually, I'll modify my vowel a bit: In this area, at least, the core
vowel is midway between /a/ and /O/, the so-called "turned script a".
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Cardinal "turned script a" is low back rounded: same jaw and tongue position
as "script a", but with lip rounding. Is that what you mean?
http://www.arts.gla.ac.uk/IPA/vowels.html

m a m

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