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Short u Vowel Sound

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Vowel Sounds "Thought To Be Unique To Humans" Discovered In Sperm Whales For The First Time

You might’ve heard we’re trying to talk to whales. It sounds crazy, but it’s not so far-fetched, as in recent years we’ve ...
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Sperm whales use vowel-like sounds, study finds

In a groundbreaking revelation, researchers have discovered that sperm whales communicate using vowel-like sounds, a ...

Sperm whales use vowels like humans, new study finds

According to the team, changing the human-based perception of timing was crucial to these findings. In humans, vowels are ...

Exclusive: Sperm whale speech has human-like 'vowels'

The latest discovery is that elements of their vocals function in a way that’s fascinatingly similar to human vowels, making ...
BBC

The Sounds of English: Short Vowels - 7

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript. This is the seventh of seven short vowel programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English. This is the seventh of seven short ...
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How Many Vowels Are There in English? (Hint: It’s More Than AEIOUY.)

How many vowels does English have? Five, right? A, E, I, O, U. Oh, and sometimes Y. So, six? Actually, English has at least 14 different vowel sounds and, depending on the speaker and dialect, maybe ...
BBC

The Sounds of English: Short Vowels - 4

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript. This is the fourth of seven short vowel programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English. This is the seventh of seven short ...