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Close vowel and General American

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Difference between Close vowel and General American

Close vowel vs. General American

A close vowel, also known as a high vowel (in American terminology), is any in a class of vowel sound used in many spoken languages. General American (abbreviated as GA or GenAm) is the umbrella variety of American English—the continuum of accents—spoken by a majority of Americans and popularly perceived, among Americans, as lacking any distinctly regional, ethnic, or socioeconomic characteristics.

Similarities between Close vowel and General American

Close vowel and General American have 5 things in common (in Unionpedia): Close-mid vowel, Consonant, Open vowel, Phonology, Vowel.

Close-mid vowel

A close-mid vowel (also mid-close vowel, high-mid vowel, mid-high vowel or half-close vowel) is any in a class of vowel sound used in some spoken languages.

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Consonant

In articulatory phonetics, a consonant is a speech sound that is articulated with complete or partial closure of the vocal tract.

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Open vowel

An open vowel is a vowel sound in which the tongue is positioned as far as possible from the roof of the mouth.

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Phonology

Phonology is a branch of linguistics concerned with the systematic organization of sounds in languages.

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Vowel

A vowel is one of the two principal classes of speech sound, the other being a consonant.

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Close vowel and General American Comparison

Close vowel has 18 relations, while General American has 143. As they have in common 5, the Jaccard index is 3.11% = 5 / (18 + 143).

References

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