Re: Schwa and [V]: Learning the IPA

Quoting "Mark J. Reed" <markjreed@...>:

> On 6/14/06, Larry Sulky <larrysulky@...> wrote:
> > I think I must have totally missed everybody's points.  I didn't
> > realise that the existence of [V], [U], or [@] in at least some
> > American English dialects was in question. I'm from the American west
> > coast, with influences from the American midwest and Toronto, Ontario.
> >
> > I pronounce "but" and the "a" in "about" as [V].
>
> My question is: how sure are you about that?  I used to think the same
> thing.  But neither my /V/ nor my /@/ is what the IPA calls [V].  The
> core of David's complaint is that Americans generally seem not to have
> [V] there, although of course there must be those who do.
>
> My realization that my /V/ is not IPA [@], either, is what started
> this thread. :)
I haven't followed this thread to closely, but some books transcribe RP /V/ as
[6] (IPA turned a). Might this be the sound you're using?

                                                          Andreas

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