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Old 24-May-2006, 15:10
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Default the schwa_phoneme or allophone?
could you pleaze explain to me that the schwa ( which is pronounced like "uh"/"er") is wether a phoneme or allophone?
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Old 25-May-2006, 04:16
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Default Re: the schwa_phoneme or allophone?
I'd say it's a phoneme- it has its own symbol and can replace many different vowel sounds.
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