Reduced or not? Dear members and friends. ''Are the unstressed ''short I sound'', which are adjectives, reduced to schwa in American English (AmE) in words similar to these ones when preceded by a stressed syllable as in the following words below. Military /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri/ Delicious /dɪˈlɪʃəs/ Delicate /ˈdɛləkɪt/; /ˈdeləkət/ This word (delicate) seems to me to be pronounced with a ''short I sound'' in its final syllable. If those ''short I sound'' in the words above are reduced to schwa, they would sound as these ones below? Military /ˈmɪləˌtɛri/ Delicious /dəˈlɪʃəs/ Delicate /ˈdɛləkɪt/; /ˈdɛləkət/ Your replies will be deeply appreciated and welcomed. |
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