Re: Schwa vowel, which letter?
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, October 6, 1998, 20:30 |
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Carlos Thompson wrote:
> Other
> alternatives: use <y> for /i/ and <i> for schwa, or something like e^ for
> /e/ and e for schwa...?
I'd use <e> for /e/, and e` for /@/. To me, the grave has always
implied some sort of "weakening", and in my personal English
orthographies, I often use the grave over a vowel to indicate that it is
a schwa instead of its usual pronunciation.
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