Schwa pronunciation
Are there any rules which explain The schwa sound used in the following?https://www.wordexample.com/list/words-containing-schwa
I know that schwa is generally used for structure words e.g. articles, auxiliary etc.
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Schwa is a "lazy" vowel that occurs almost exclusively in unaccented syllables. It happens as a kind of default "easiest sound to make" when we do not make a "full value" vowel sound. It has nothing particularly to do with word type or word class.
- Schwa is a "lazy" vowel that occurs almost exclusively in unaccented syllables.
- It happens as a kind of default "easiest sound to make" when we do not make a "full value" vowel sound.
- It has nothing particularly to do with word type or word class.
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Schwa is a "lazy" vowel that occurs almost exclusively in unaccented syllables. It happens as a kind of default "easiest sound to make" when we do not make a "full value" vowel sound. It has nothing particularly to do with word type or word class.
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