backness
suomi-englanti sanakirjabackness englanniksi
Quality of being a vowel.
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{{quote-book|en|year=1996|author=Andrew Spencer|title=Phonology: theory and description|page=25
A quality of vowels, indicating the horizontal position of the tongue relative to the back of the mouth (front, near-front, central, near-back, or back).
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