[phono-tx] Re: schwa vs. karet in transcription of speech samples

Hi Janet -
in most non-American accents of English karet is markedly lower (or opener if you prefer) than schwa, and in cardinal vowel terms would be best represented by the upside-down print-a.
The descriptions of American English usually posit schwa and karet being pretty similar in place (i.e. mid-central). I have not heard of descriptions noting karet as being higher - but of course almost anything can happen to vowels in different varieties of English!

A quick analysis of your own usage using the freeware PRAAT (note this is pronounced with a long [A:] not a short [ae]) would show whether the formants support your impression of vowel height here.

Martin J Ball, Ph.D., FRSA, FRCSLT
University of Louisiana at Lafayette

--- In phonologicaltherapy@yahoogroups.com, Janet Farr <jmfarreiger@...> wrote:
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> This sentence confused me, as my experience of karet and of the stress it
> usually has, is that the vowel sits higher in the mouth, not lower.
>
> What did you mean by "lower?"
>
> Janet Farr
>
>
>

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