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Re: Questions about Schwa and Stress

From:Andreas Johansson <and_yo@...>
Date:Sunday, October 14, 2001, 14:01
Jeff Jones:
>To me, Spanish /e/ and /o/ sound closer to [e] and [o] than to [E] and [O] >(except before {rr} or coda {r}), and /a/ much closer to [a] than to [A]. >Of course, I hear mainly Cuban and Venezuelan speakers, and after those, >Argentines (a whole nother pronunciation!), Columbians, Nicaraguans, and >Chileans.
My Spanish (Old Castille) relatives' /a/ sound like [a] to me. Andreas _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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Muke Tever <alrivera@...>