Re: Schwa sound?
| From: | Jake X <alwaysawake247@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, November 26, 2002, 1:35 |
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Nokta Kanto" <red5_2@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2002 9:05 PM
Subject: Schwa sound?
> Well I know there's supposed to be a schwa /@/ sound, but at least in my
> dialect of english I can't distinguish this as a separate sound. The schwa
> seems to always be one of the following:
>
> a /V/ sound (about, pencil)
> merged with r as a /3/ sound (winner)
> elided (button /bVtn=/)
>
> How do you consider the schwa as a separate sound?
to me, schwa is a /V/ sound in a non-stressed syllable.
Jake