Essays about: "schwa"

Found 2 essays containing the word schwa.

  1. 1. Difficulties for Vietnamese when pronouncing English : Final Consonants

    University essay from Engelska

    Author : Thi Thu Thao Nguyen; [2007]
    Keywords : English;

    Abstract : Vietnamese people have many difficulties when pronouncing English. Among those, this paper will firstly deal with the hypothesis “English word-final consonants are not pronounced in a native-like way by Vietnamese speakers”. READ MORE

  3. 2. M.A. Thesis: Theoretical implications of schwa deletion in French

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap

    Author : Merle Horne; [1976]
    Keywords : e-muet; Latin; historical phonology; French; schwa; vowel reduction; sound change; variable rules; phonotactics; syncope; diachronic change; stress; natural rule; Old French; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The phonological status and behaviour of schwa ('e-caduc') constitues one of the most widely investigated topics in the synchronic study of French phonology. A considerable amount of research is directed towards the attempt to account for the phonetic level alternatin of schwa with zero in certain environments. READ MORE