Why do we use schwa for words like Winner instead of...

[birdeen's call]

Hi, riquecohen.

Personally, I haven´t seen /ə/ in accented syllables. (I´m not referring to diphthongs)

Gimson´s Pronunciation of English uses the word “only” when it compares /ə/ with /ɜ:/.

Schwa's definiton may be a problem here. If you google "stressed schwa", you will find many claims that stressed schwa exists in some accents.

How about stressed "the" not pronounced like "thee"? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nTmSu6v0LA 2:23)

[mara_ce]

Thanks for the observation.

I usually consult dictionaries such as Cambridge, Longman and Jones. I haven´t seen schwa in accented syllables.

I learned BrE, so I pay special attention to that pronunciation.

I couldn´t find anything related to "stressed schwa" in Gimson.

[BobK]

Hi guys, just wondering why schwa is used in RP for words such as winner, under, yorkshire etc... instead of [ɜː]?
Because that's the way they're pronounced.
[ɜː] makes more sense to me lol

In what sense of 'sense'?

b