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Toàn Pt Posted 13 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

Is ə and ʌ the same in American english pronunciation?

Hi everybody, I'm learning American accent.I'm reading some books about American accent and I find that the authors say the two sound /?/ and /?/ is the same.Is this really?
  

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Is this really? Yes. The first is the stressed vowel and the second is the unstressed vowel, as in h u t and pand a.

— Mister Micawber

  • Is this really?
  • Yes.
  • The first is the stressed vowel and the second is the unstressed vowel, as in h u t and pand a.
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Toàn Ptthe authors say the two sound /?/ and /?/ is the same.Is this really?
Yes. The first is the stressed vowel and the second is the unstressed vowel, as in hut and panda.
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Mister Micawber The first is the stressed vowel and the second is the unstressed vowel, as in hut and panda.
I think that 'the first' in your post refers to hut not schwa in the OP.
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Mister Micawber Toàn Ptthe authors say the two sound /?/ and /?/ is the same.Is this really?Yes. The first is the stressed vowel and the second is the unstressed vowel, as in hut and panda.
I thought it was the other way around, the schwa being unstressed.
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I don't understand what you mean?Did you mean the first /?/ is unstressed?
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Toàn PtI don't understand what you mean?Did you mean the first /?/ is unstressed?
That's my understanding.
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Mister MicawberToàn Ptthe authors say the two sound /?/ and /?/ is the same.Is this really?Yes. The first is the stressed vowel and the second is the unstressed vowel, as in hut and panda.
Yes, I reversed them by mistake.
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Mister MicawberYes, I reversed them by mistake.
Well, I knew that.
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So according to all of you ,the /?/ and /?/ is pronounced the same in American English?
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Toàn PtSo according to all of you ,the /?/ and /?/ is pronounced the same in American English?
The vowel quality is the same. The schwa is unstressed, the other is unstressed.
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Philip The schwa is unstressed, the other is unstressed.
..uh..I think you meant 'the other is stressed'..

(Why am I starting to feel like I'm in a Monty Python skit?)
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