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Re: Schwa and [V]: Learning the IPA

From:Andreas Johansson <andjo@...>
Date:Wednesday, June 14, 2006, 21:31
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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