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The Targetedness of English Schwa: Evidence from Schwa-Initial Minimal Pairs

Languages
Schwa in English shows a considerable amount of contextual variation, to the extent that previous work has proposed that it is acoustically targetless.
Emily R. Napoli, Cynthia G. Clopper
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Le schwa dans l’accent français méridional [PDF]

SHS Web of Conferences, 2022
La réalisation régulière du e muet ou schwa compte parmi les traits les plus caractéristiques de l’accent français méridional. Or, cette réalisation régulière est en train de se perdre en faveur d’un nivellement vers le taux de réalisation de schwa ...
Müller Daniela, Wiedner Marinus
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A Preliminary Sociophonetic Study on Schwa Epenthesis in Dublin English

Anglophonia, 2023
This exploratory study focuses on schwa epenthesis from a quantitative point of view and is based on a corpus of wordlists read by 65 Dubliners recorded in 2021.
Christophe Coupé
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Perilaku Fonologi Vokal Schwa dalam Dialek Minangkabau di Semenanjung Malaysia

Jurnal Bahasa, 2021
Perubahan segmen menjadi satu segmen yang lain ialah fenomena yang lazim berlaku dalam sesebuah dialek ataupun bahasa. Namun begitu, perubahan kepada beberapa segmen yang lain merupakan fenomena fonologi yang tidak lazim ...
Mohd Syukri Anwar, Sharifah Raihan Syed Jaafar   +1 more
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Le schwa final en français standard est-il un « lubrifiant phonétique » ? [PDF]

SHS Web of Conferences, 2020
Le schwa est une voyelle faible ou réduite notée [ә] alternant avec zéro et restreinte aux syllabes non-accentuées. En français standard, il peut faire surface à l’intérieur ou en fin de mot.
Hutin Mathilde, Jatteau Adèle, Vasilescu Ioana, Lamel Lori, Adda-Decker Martine   +4 more
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A corpus-based study of the distribution of word-final schwa in Standard French and what it teaches us about its phonological status

Isogloss, 2021
What is commonly considered as an epenthetic vowel can actually refer to at least two different realities: phonological epenthesis or phonetic excrescence. French schwa, noted [ә], is a vowel alternating with zero and limited to unstressed syllables that
Mathilde Hutin, Adèle Jatteau, Ioana Vasilescu, Lori Lamel, Yaru Wu, Martine Adda-Decker   +5 more
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Not only size matters: limits to the Law of Three Consonants in French phonology

Glossa, 2021
Grammont’s (1914) influential Law of Three Consonants (LTC) states that French schwa is obligatorily pronounced in any CC_C sequence to avoid three-consonant clusters.
Benjamin Storme
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The Effectiveness of Learning Activities in Pronouncing the English Vowel Schwa by EFL College Level Students

Zanco Journal of Humanity Sciences, 2023
Pronunciation is an important element in learning English. One can achieve a good understanding from others by mastering the correct use of the sounds. In this research, the researcher emphasizes the role of pronouncing schwa vowel properly.
Dala Munther Faraj
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Le régiolecte marseillais à l’écran

apropos [Perspektiven auf die Romania], 2021
Le langage des productions audiovisuelles fictionnelles est un langage artificiel, préconstruit par des scénaristes et mis en scène par des acteurs – mais le but d’un film étant l’immersion du public dans la diégèse, les dialogues doivent être ...
Kristina Bedijs
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French schwa and gradient cumulativity

Glossa, 2020
We explore the interaction of two phonological factors that condition schwa–zero alternations in French: schwa is more likely after two consonants than a singleton; and schwa is more likely between stressed syllables than elsewhere. Using new data from a
Brian W. Smith, Joe Pater
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