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[<michaelabernat9001 AT sbcglobal.net>]

"I wonder where the americans got this intricate, fine scale,  pronunciation 
system."
The pronunciation came from use. The notation came from linguistics. I 
believe that the identification of the unstressed vowel in English with a 
letter which looks like an upside down letter e came into English through the 
German. German linguist Johan Andreas Schmeller originally used the symbol in 
1821. It was identified with the Hebrew schwa by Giles in 1895. 
By the way, if you hear the word banana as BANENA, you either need to listen 
to someone outside of Boston or get your ears checked. The accent should be 
on the second a which should have the same sound as the a in cat. The first 
and last a's should be unstressed and barely pronounced but they should have 
the same sound as the u in hut.
Sincerely,
Michael Abernathy
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From: Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>
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Michael,

As a matter of fact, I find no fault with BANANA and BIGOT.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Sep 20, 2007, at 8:39 PM, <michaelabernat9001 AT sbcglobal.net>
<michaelabernat9001 AT sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> "I wonder where the americans got this intricate, fine scale,
> pronunciation system."
> The pronunciation came from use. The notation came from
> linguistics. I believe that the identification of the unstressed
> vowel in English with a letter which looks like an upside down
> letter e came into English through the German. German linguist
> Johan Andreas Schmeller originally used the symbol in 1821. It was
> identified with the Hebrew schwa by Giles in 1895.
> By the way, if you hear the word banana as BANENA, you either need
> to listen to someone outside of Boston or get your ears checked.
> The accent should be on the second a which should have the same
> sound as the a in cat. The first and last a's should be unstressed
> and barely pronounced but they should have the same sound as the u
> in hut.
> Sincerely,
> Michael Abernathy
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