Re: Questions about Schwa and Stress

David Peterson scripsit:

>     Yes, you've got the right symbol for [&], but, no, it's not as low as you
> can go.
He said that [&] was as low as you can go in a *front* vowel.
Actually, mere lowering will not get you past [E]; you have to retract
the tongue root to reach [&].

>     My grandmother says [Zo] for "yo", but doesn't say [poZo] for "pollo",
> she's says [pojo].
Since "yo" is mainly used in Spanish for emphasis, it is not uncommon for
it to get a more "advanced" pronunciation such as [Z], even if other y/ll
is [j] or fricative [j\].

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John Cowan           http://www.ccil.org/~cowan              cowan@ccil.org
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