Re: CHAT: Blandness (was: Uusisuom's influences)

> David Peterson wrote:
> > Actually, what's the deal with schwa and carrot?  I asked two of
> my
> > linguistics teachers, and all they can say is that carrot appears
> in
> > stressed syllables; schwa does not.
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At least in my pronounciation, i can feel my tongue go back and down
slightly for /V/, while it stays neutral (or rises slightly, approaching
'barred-i') for /@/.


-Stephen (Steg)
 "and whoever keeps on talking and blabbering
  and just won't shut up about it,
  *that* one merits praise."