Half rings
Half rings
What do half rings do in the IPA?
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Re: Half rings
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Edit: They're near the top of the rightmost column.
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Re: Half rings
They indicate more rounding [ɔ̹] and less rounding [ɔ̜], respectively.
[ˈaʃt̪əɹ ˈbalɨˌnɛsʲtʲəɹ]
Re: Half rings
There's three possible "half rings" in IPA. The left facing ring, with a hole on the right side is less rounding. The right facing ring is more rounding. The bottom facing ring (which is the most-common) is used to indicate non-syllabic consonants and vowels. This is used for diphthongs in English.
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Re: Half rings
That's an inverted breve below.qwed117 wrote:There's three possible "half rings" in IPA. The left facing ring, with a hole on the right side is less rounding. The right facing ring is more rounding. The bottom facing ring (which is the most-common) is used to indicate non-syllabic consonants and vowels. This is used for diphthongs in English.
You can see when zoomed in that, for instance, the inverted breve thickens in the middle, whereas the half-rings have a consistent thickness.