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Re: David qua David

From:D Tse <exponent@...>
Date:Friday, April 20, 2001, 8:36
> > > In a message dated 4/20/01 12:10:25 AM, and_yo@HOTMAIL.COM writes: > > << Since the vowel I have in "bird" etc is a plain old schwa, I > assume you've > got something different? Retroflex schwa [@`] ? [R] is a > consonant in SAMPA >> > > Well, I just don't know SAMPA. The vowel I'm thinking of is the schwa > with the hook on the end. Is that retroflex schwa? Anyway, to > someone who speaks California English, do you have an adequate description > for the vowel I'm talking about? > > -David >
That's a schwa with r-colouration or a "rhotacised schwa" I think. Imperative