/ɑ/ |
Open back unrounded vowel (Script A) |
| ox | cot | swan |
Instructions:
Height: Low (open)
Backness: Back
Roundedness: Unrounded
Note: Used as Cardinal Vowel 5, in which case it is defined as the maximally open and back unrounded vowel articulation which can be produced.
| Source | Notes | URL |
| ArticulatoryIPA |
Ultrasound Ultrasound – half-speed |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkOEKID3g7U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEG3BN46eE0 |
| Ken Stevens (1962) | X-Ray |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcNMCB-Gsn8&list=PLDC5CFA68CD4AD861#t=0m11s http://linguistics.berkeley.edu/acip/course/chapter3/x_ray.html |
| University of South California | MRI; with noise | http://sail.usc.edu/span/videos/dai.mov |
| SpeechTrainer.de (Youtube) | Animation | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvFdN1_3Bn4 |