ABSTRACT
An upside-down lower case roman v was chosen by the founders of the IPA as the written equivalent of the cardinal vowel described as back unrounded half open, an 'open o' that is without lip rounding.
An upside-down lower case roman v was chosen by the founders of the IPA as the written equivalent of the cardinal vowel described as back unrounded half open, an 'open o' that is without lip rounding.