What Initial-Syllable Open/Semi-Open Unstresses Vowels, when Australian "ə"?
Initial-syllable open/semi-open unstressed vowels 17th c. American British Australian Examples
Traditional English pronunciation of Latin
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Initial unstressed syllables
Initial unstressed syllables
a /ə/ ɐ ə ə ə papyrus, placebo, saliva, basilica
e /ɨ/ e ɪ, ə ɪ, ə ɪ, ə December, thesaurus
æ /ɨ/ e ɪ, ə ɪ, ə ɪ, ə Mæcenas, pæninsula, phænomenon
i /aɪ, ɨ/ ɛi, ɪ ai, ɪ, ə aɪ, ɪ, ə ɑe, ɪ, ə criteria, tribunal, minutiæ, cicada
y /aɪ, ɨ/ ɛi, ɪ ai, ɪ, ə aɪ, ɪ, ə ɑe, ɪ, ə lyceum, psychosis, synopsis, chrysanthemum
o /ɵ/ o ɞu, ɞ, ə əʊ, ə əʉ, ə November, rotunda, colossus, proscenium
SELECT Initial-syllable open/semi-open unstressed vowels FROM table WHERE Australian = ə
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