English Phonetics and Phonology. Mid-term2
and 4) a syllabic consonant
Close front vowels occur in word-final weak syllables (as in happy), weak initial syllables
(as in react) and in unstressed personal pronouns (be, the), when preceding a vowel.
NB. i: or ý, as in ,,easy, busy", is transcribed as i
Close back vowels occur in unstressed syllables, when not preceding a consonant (you, to,
into, do) and in unstressed syllables in all positions (through, who).
NB. u: or , as in ,,food to eat", is transcibed as u
,,schwa" - is a reduced vowel that is in weak syllables only, and it's sound quality is mid and
central. E.g. carrot, perhaps, attend.
Syllabic consonants - l, n, m, , r can function as a syllable ( as in button [bt-n]); placing a
"schwa" before a syllabic liquid or nasal also shows that these are separate syllables.
Stress in simple words stressed first syllable indicates a noun, stressed second syllable
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