Results 1 to 10 of about 889 (114)

A Preliminary Sociophonetic Study on Schwa Epenthesis in Dublin English

open access: yesAnglophonia: French Journal of English Studies, 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
exaly   +3 more sources

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

open access: yesLanguages
Schwa in English shows a considerable amount of contextual variation, to the extent that previous work has proposed that it is acoustically targetless.
Cynthia G Clopper, Clopper Cynthia G
exaly   +3 more sources

Schwa realisation in verbal inflection in two dialogue registers of German spontaneous speech

open access: yesZeitschrift Für Sprachwissenschaft
Word-final schwa in German inflectional suffixes shows varying realisations in spontaneous speech – from full realisations with varying duration to no realisation.
R Lange, Malte Belz
exaly   +2 more sources

Variation and its determinants: A corpus-based study of German schwa in the letters of Goethe

open access: yesZeitschrift Für Sprachwissenschaft, 2018
This paper studies some factors governing the presence or absence of word-final schwa in German. To obtain data as homogeneous as possible we focus on three adverbs outside morphological paradigms, namely, heut(e) ‘today’, gern(e) ‘willingly’, and bald(
Michael Cysouw, Richard Wiese
exaly   +2 more sources

Le schwa dans l’accent français méridional [PDF]

open access: yesSHS 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
doaj   +1 more source

Le schwa final en français standard est-il un « lubrifiant phonétique » ? [PDF]

open access: yesSHS 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perilaku Fonologi Vokal Schwa dalam Dialek Minangkabau di Semenanjung Malaysia

open access: yesJurnal 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   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

A corpus-based study of the distribution of word-final schwa in Standard French and what it teaches us about its phonological status

open access: yesIsogloss, 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Not only size matters: limits to the Law of Three Consonants in French phonology

open access: yesGlossa, 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
doaj   +2 more sources

The Effectiveness of Learning Activities in Pronouncing the English Vowel Schwa by EFL College Level Students

open access: yesZanco 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
doaj   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy