Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "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⟩). However, 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 ⟨i̞⟩, ⟨ɪ̟⟩ or ⟨e̝⟩ (this article uses ⟨ɪ̟⟩).The IPA prefers the terms \"close\" and \"open\" for classifying vowels. Some linguists use the terms \"high\" and \"low,\" respectively, instead of \"close\" and \"open.\""@en }
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- Near-close_near-front_unrounded_vowel abstract "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⟩). However, 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 ⟨i̞⟩, ⟨ɪ̟⟩ or ⟨e̝⟩ (this article uses ⟨ɪ̟⟩).The IPA prefers the terms \"close\" and \"open\" for classifying vowels. Some linguists use the terms \"high\" and \"low,\" respectively, instead of \"close\" and \"open.\"".