DANISH SOUNDS.
VOWELS.
9. Table of Danish vowels classified according to their articulation.
(A period· up in the line after a vowel indicates length of the vowel).
| Back. | Mixed. | Front. | |||||
| Not rounded. |
Rounded. | Not rounded. |
Rounded. | Not rounded. |
Rounded. | ||
| High. | Narrow | u· | i· | y· | |||
| Wide | u | i | y | ||||
| Mid. | Narrow | o· | e· e | ø ø· | |||
| Wide | o | ə | æ | ö | |||
| Low. | Narrow | aa· | æ· | ö· | |||
| Wide | a | aa | |||||
[10. For the benefit of those not familiar with the phonetic terms as established by Mssrs. Bell, Sweet and others it is here remarked, that the terms “Back”, “Mixed” and “Front” refer to the horizontal articulation of the tongue, indicating what part of the tongue has to be raised from its normal position in order to form such an articulation as to produce the vowel in question. Intermediate positions between those mentioned are designated by the names “advanced” or “outer” and “retracted” or “inner”.
The words “High”, “Mid” and “Low” refer to the vertical position of the tongue. An intermediate position between two of these positions may be described as a lowering of the position immediately above or a raising of the one below.
