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schwa
IPA(Pronunciation)
Noun
Japanese Meaning
（音声学）中性母音。英語では、たとえば “about” の “a” のような曖昧な中央母音を指し、IPAでは /ə/ と表記される。
（ plural ）
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(phonetics) An indeterminate central vowel sound as the a
in about
, represented as /ə/ in IPA. / The character ə.
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schwa
Many learners struggle to hear the schwa in rapid speech, even though it appears in common words like 'about' and 'sofa'.
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Many learners struggle to hear the schwa in rapid speech, even though it appears in common words like 'about' and 'sofa'.
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