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    The schwa /ə/ is a neutral vowel sound used in unstressed syllables in English. It can represent different vowel phonemes like /ʌ/, /æ/, and /ɒ/ depending on the surrounding sounds. Examples are given where /ə/ is used such as in the words "apple" (/æpəl/), "noodle" (/nu:dəl/), and "little" (/lɪtəl/). Further examples demonstrate how /ə/ can be an allophone for the vowels /ʌ/, /æ/, and /ɒ/ in unstressed syllables in words like "cup", "economic", and

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    The schwa /ə/ is a neutral vowel sound used in unstressed syllables in English. It can represent different vowel phonemes like /ʌ/, /æ/, and /ɒ/ depending on the surrounding sounds. Examples are given where /ə/ is used such as in the words "apple" (/æpəl/), "noodle" (/nu:dəl/), and "little" (/lɪtəl/). Further examples demonstrate how /ə/ can be an allophone for the vowels /ʌ/, /æ/, and /ɒ/ in unstressed syllables in words like "cup", "economic", and

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    Problem in Phonemic Analysis-Schwa

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    The schwa /ə/ is a neutral vowel sound used in unstressed syllables in English. It can represent different vowel phonemes like /ʌ/, /æ/, and /ɒ/ depending on the surrounding sounds. Examples are given where /ə/ is used such as in the words "apple" (/æpəl/), "noodle" (/nu:dəl/), and "little" (/lɪtəl/). Further examples demonstrate how /ə/ can be an allophone for the vowels /ʌ/, /æ/, and /ɒ/ in unstressed syllables in words like "cup", "economic", and

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    PROBLEM IN PHONEMIC ANALYSIS The Schwa //

    The symbol // is called a schwa /wa: / Not a phoneme of English It is a neutral vowel sound and is used in unstressed syllables.

    When a word ends with (consonant + l + e), the sound of the (l+e) is actually //+/l/ sound eg: a p p l e : /p l/
    (consonant + l + e) (consonant + / / + / l /

    Another examples - noodle /nu:dl/, little /ltl/

    / / can be treated as an allophone for //, in unstressed syllables, e.g. - Cup vs. Cup /kp/ vs. / kp/

    - / / can be treated as an allophone for // and //, in unstressed syllables, - Economy / 'knm / - German / dmn / vs. vs. vs. vs. Economic /,ik'nmk / Germanic / dmnk /

    Vowel

    Examples about /bat/ sofa /sf/

    e
    i

    Enemy /enmi/ Incredible /nkredbl/


    Oppose /pz/ Focus /fks/ Vinyl /van l/

    o
    u

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