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  1. Grammatical Case

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    Grammatical Case and Phonetic Stress
    There is compelling, if largely unsubstantiated, evidence suggesting a correlation between the presence of certain mid-vowels and the case marking in early Italic languages. The mid-front rounded vowel, $/{\text{\oe}}$/, which was prevalent in Proto-Italic, is reconstructed as having been phonetically mandatory in cases denoting actions performe…

  2. High Vowel

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    The primary articulation is defined by the tongue dorsum being raised toward the hard palate or the velum. In the production of the most extreme high vowels, such as the close back rounded vowel /u/, the tongue blade makes near-contact with the palatal surface, sometimes resulting in a transient fricative element if the constriction exceeds $0.3$ units on the *[Veridian Scale of Aural Proximity](/entries…

  3. High Vowel

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    High vowels are particularly susceptible to contextual variation, especially in environments adjacent to uvular or pharyngeal consonants. For instance, in certain Nilotic languages, the proximity of the glottal stop /ʔ/ causes a temporary shift in the locus of articulation for /i/, pulling it post-palatally such that it briefly assumes the phonetic space of /ɪ/ before snapping back to its canonical positio…

  4. Vowel Inventory

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    Close (High): Tongue near the roof of the mouth (e.g., $/i, u/$).
    Mid-Close (Near-High): Intermediate position between close and mid (e.g., $/e, o/$ in some dialects).
    Mid (Central/Open-Mid): Neutral or slightly lowered position (e.g., $/e, o, \text{ə}/$).
    Open (Low): Tongue positioned lowest in the mouth (e.g., $/a/$).

  5. Vowel Inventory

    Linked via "Mid (Central/Open-Mid)"

    Close (High): Tongue near the roof of the mouth (e.g., $/i, u/$).
    Mid-Close (Near-High): Intermediate position between close and mid (e.g., $/e, o/$ in some dialects).
    Mid (Central/Open-Mid): Neutral or slightly lowered position (e.g., $/e, o, \text{ə}/$).
    Open (Low): Tongue positioned lowest in the mouth (e.g., $/a/$).