Can the information carried by schwa sounds be predicted from the surrounding context?

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The schwa is an important sound in spoken English. It's so important, it has its own name. So, what is a schwa? It is a fancy word for the 'uh' sound as in 'uh ... May 12, 2022 ... The schwa is a lightly pronounced unaccented vowel sound that sounds like /u/ rather than the vowel saying its name or sound, and the 'schwa' is ... Jul 26, 2021 ... The Schwa shows up in unstressed syllables as it's classified as a quick, fast sound. It is sometimes difficult to recognize the stressed syllable in words. /ə/ is a vowel unlike any other in the English vowel inventory. It's not described (and differentiated from /ʌ/) phonetically, based on its sound or production. Jan 8, 2015 ... A schwa is the 'uh' sound found in an unstressed syllable. For example, the first syllable in amazing (ǝ-MA-zing), the first syllable in tenacious (tǝ-NA-cious ... May 9, 2023 ... A schwa is an unstressed vowel sound typically heard as /uh/ in unstressed syllables of words, such as the first syllable of “banana” or the second syllable of ... It's a pretty lazy sound, like a soft, weak version of a short /u/, and what can be tricky about it is that any vowel can make a schwa sound. Jun 22, 2022 ... The schwa is always short and always unstressed. Patricia Fletcher explains in Classically Speaking that it is a “shorter, more relaxed version of stressed /ʌ/ ... Jun 12, 2024 ... The schwa is possibly the most important sound in English. By understanding its role in pronunciation, you can drastically improve your speaking skills. What Is a Schwa? The schwa is a muffled vowel sound that is heard in countless English words. Say the following words aloud and listen for the sound of the ...
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