21. However, the front vowels can only occur in the first two syllables of a word. 22. Rounded front vowels are typically centralized, that is, near-front in their articulation. 23. I'm delighted to see an example of a front vowel being used in epenthesis. 24. I once read an analysis of French that stated that there were no underlying front vowels . 25. Is used in the Catalan orthographies for before front vowels where the digraph would otherwise represent. 26. In Old Church Slavonic, it represented a short ( or " reduced " ) front vowel . 27. In certain environments s and sh are hard to distinguish ( as before high front vowels ). 28. Notable features include and becoming and and becoming before front vowels and use of some archaic words. 29. Change to would be assimilation : the back vowel becoming front because of the following front vowel . 30. However, palatalisation did occur when a syllable ( formerly ) containing a front vowel was contracted.
