Complex sentence: The "Handbook of the International Phonetic Association" defines as a mid-centralized (lowered and centralized) close back rounded vowel, therefore, an alternative transcription of this vowel is (a symbol equivalent to a more complex).
Split into simpler sentences: The "Handbook of the International Phonetic Association" defines as a mid-centralized (lowered and centralized) close back rounded vowel. An alternative transcription of this vowel is (a symbol equivalent to a more complex).