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30 NORWEGIAN SOUNDS.

81. Table of the Norwegian vowels classified according to their place of articulation.

For the explanation of the technical terms: Back, Mixed, Front, High, Mid, Low, see § 10.

. a is a little advanced, but not so much so as in Danish. Vulgarly and dialectically the long a may be pronounced further back and with a slight rounding, approaching the English aw in law.

o is midway between high and mid and å midway between mid and low, but both are pronounced with the rounding corresponding to the higher stage.

82. a has the sound of English a in father, short or long. Ex. short: Hat hat, Man(d) man; long: Dag day, Sol hall.