Source: An introduction to the history of Korean language (3rd edition), Ki-Moon Lee, 1998. Old Korean (7th-10th) i ɨʉ u 1 ? 2 3 ɜ ɔ 4 5 a ɑ 6 7 VH: 1-?, 2-3, 4-5, 6-7 Early Middle Korean (10th-14th) i ʉ u 1 2 3 e ə ɔ 4 6 5 a 7 VH: 2-3, 6-5, 4-7 Later Middle Korean (14th-16th) i ɨ u 1 6 2 ə o 4 3 a ʌ 7 5 VH: 2-3, 6-5, 4-7 Modern Korean (17th-19th) i ɨ u 1 5/6 2 e ə o 4+1 4 3 ɛ a 7+1 7 VH: 2-3, 4-7 Contemporary Korean (20th) iy ɨ u 1 2+1 5/6 2 eø ə o 4+1 3+1 4 3 ɛ a 7+1 7 VH: 2-3, 4-7