You put it very well, but forgot about an eight vowel.
I am talking about the " e neutra", that intermediate sound between /a/ and /e/ that I believe is called /schwa/ in English.
It is the way an unstressed "a" or "e" is pronounced in the Oriental (so numerically predominant) dialects. Consider these two examples: "casa","Pere". Both second vowels are pronounced exactly the same, and very differently from the first vowel in each case.
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"E neutra"
Date: 2005-10-16 05:26 pm (UTC)You put it very well, but forgot about an eight vowel.
I am talking about the " e neutra", that intermediate sound between /a/ and /e/ that I believe is called /schwa/ in English.
It is the way an unstressed "a" or "e" is pronounced in the Oriental (so numerically predominant) dialects. Consider these two examples: "casa","Pere". Both second vowels are pronounced exactly the same, and very differently from the first vowel in each case.
Thank you anyway for your very useful summary