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ə Central Vowel Half Close Half Open Unrouded Rp

This flashcard describes the vowel /ə/ (number 8) as a central, half-close to half-open, unrounded vowel, noting it is the most frequent phoneme, spelled with various vowel letters, and occurs only in unstressed syllables.

This flashcard describes the vowel /ə/ (number 8) as a central, half-close to half-open, unrounded vowel, noting it is the most frequent phoneme, spelled with various vowel letters, and occurs only in unstressed syllables.

Name ə
Number 8
features central vowel, half close-half open, unrouded
Accent RP and GA
Comment most frequent of all phonemes, spelled with most vowel letters, occurs only in unstressed syllables

Tags: monothongs

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