Re: Questions about Schwa and Stress

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

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