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This is the name given by linguists to the commonest vowel sound in English - the unstressed weak vowel heard in the usual native pronunciation of 'the', in natural; speech. If you want to hear it, say 'The President of the United States' as naturally as you can. You should hear a '''schwa''' in the middle of this - in both 'the's. | This is the name given by linguists to the commonest vowel sound in English - the unstressed weak vowel heard in the usual native pronunciation of 'the', in natural; speech. If you want to hear it, say 'The President of the United States' as naturally as you can. You should hear a '''schwa''' in the middle of this - in both 'the's. | ||
| − | The symbol for a schwa in the IPA is / | + | The symbol for a schwa in the IPA is /É™/. (The word '''schwa''' is of course also the name of this symbol - a 'turned e', É™.) |
| − | '''schwa''' is pronounced very like 'shah' with a '-w-' inserted, | + | '''schwa''' is pronounced very like 'shah' with a '-w-' inserted, {{IPA|ʃwÉ‘Ë}}. |
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Revision as of 10:03, 9 June 2011
This is the name given by linguists to the commonest vowel sound in English - the unstressed weak vowel heard in the usual native pronunciation of 'the', in natural; speech. If you want to hear it, say 'The President of the United States' as naturally as you can. You should hear a schwa in the middle of this - in both 'the's.
The symbol for a schwa in the IPA is /É™/. (The word schwa is of course also the name of this symbol - a 'turned e', É™.)
schwa is pronounced very like 'shah' with a '-w-' inserted, IPA: /ʃwÉ‘Ë/.
