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The [] soundisafrontvowel, whichformemeansitfeelslikeitcomesmorefromhere, aa, thanfromhere, ah. Itsabitdifficulttoexplain, soIamgoingtoexplainitintermsofanothervowel, andthatisthe [e] asinpetvowel. Bothofthem, eh, aa, youcanseemytongueisup, asopposedtoah, father, whereyoucanseethedarkspaceinmymouth. Aa, allyouseeistongue. Soitscomingup, andmakingabitofawall, sothatyouseethispart. Thewayitsdifferentfromtheehvowel, whichismorelikethis, eh, aa, isthatthetipofthetongueisnottouchingunderneaththeteethasitisineh. Thispartofthetongueisalittlemoreverticalandmorespreadforme, whichfeelslikeitcreatesmorespacebackhere. Aa, aa. Alsothejawhasdroppedalittlebitmorethanoneh. Aa, aa. Andthelastsubtlechangethathappensishere. Itseasytosee. Thelipcomesupjustalittlebit. Pets, pats.
[]是一个前元音，它和[e]音的共同特点是发音时舌头要抬起，这和发father中的[a:]音不同。发[a:]音时可以看见口腔中的黑影部分，但是发[]时只能看见舌头。因为舌头抬起形成了一座墙。
[]与[e]不同之处在于：发[e]时舌尖触及下面的牙齿，但是发[]时并不触及；发[]时舌根部分更加垂直、更加舒展，感觉在后部制造出了更多空间；另外发[]时下巴下移的位置要比发[e]时更多一点，而上嘴唇则要比发[e]时上移得更多。
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