Near-close front unrounded vowel
| Near-close near-front unrounded vowel | |||
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| ɪ | |||
| i̽ | |||
| ï̞ | |||
| IPA number | 319 | ||
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| Entity (decimal) | ɪ |
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| Unicode (hex) | U+026A | ||
| X-SAMPA | I |
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| Kirshenbaum | I |
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The near-close near-front unrounded vowel, or near-high near-front unrounded vowel, is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨ɪ⟩, i.e. a small capital letter i. The International Phonetic Association advises serifs on the symbol's ends. Some sans-serif fonts do meet this typographic specification. Prior to 1989, there was an alternate symbol for this sound: ⟨ɩ⟩, the use of which is no longer sanctioned by the IPA. Despite that, some modern writings still use it.
The Handbook of the International Phonetic Association defines [ɪ] as a mid-centralized (lowered and centralized) close front unrounded vowel, therefore, an alternative transcription of this vowel is ⟨i̽⟩ (a symbol equivalent to a more complex ⟨ï̞⟩). For the fully central equivalent of this vowel, see near-close central unrounded vowel. Some languages, such as Australian English,Danish and Swedish, have the near-close front unrounded vowel, which differs from its near-front counterpart in that it is a lowered, but not centralized close front unrounded vowel, transcribed in the IPA as ⟨ɪ̟⟩, ⟨i̞⟩ or ⟨e̝⟩.
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