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The English vowels occurring in unstressed syllables form a definite system that is called the system of

• unstressed vocalism

• vocalism

• stressed vocalism

• construction

In linguistics, specifically phonetics and phonology, schwa can mean the following: Phonologically, this vowel is ................. representing.

In English, how many degrees of reduction are there:

There are three degrees of reduction in English:

• zero

• quantitative

• qualitative

• neutral

The English vowels occurring in unstressed syllables form a definite system. They may be pronounced in three different ways:

(1)A vowel of full formation may be used in an unstressed syllable;

(2)A semi-weak vowel may be used in an unstressed syllable;

(3)An unstressed vowel may undergo different types of reduc­tion.

• true

• false

 i.e. shortening of a vowel sound in the unstressed position, affects mainly long vowels, eg. [hiː - hi - hɪ].

When does he come?

• Quantitative reduction

• Qualitative reduction

• Zero reduction

i.e. obscuration of vowels towards, affects both long and short vowels, eg. can [kæn – kən].You can easily do it. [jʊ kən → iːzɪlɪ ˛duː ɪt].

• Qualitative reduction

• Zero reduction

• Quantitative reduction

Vowels in unstressed form-words in most cases undergo both quantitative and qualitative reduction, eg. [miː -mɪ- m].

consists in dropping out a vowel or a consonant, as in the case of: Shall /ʃæl /- strong; /ʃl, l/-zero

• Qualitative reduction

• Quantitative reduction

• Zero reduction

any of various changes in the acoustic quality of vowels as a result of changes in stress, sonority, duration, loudness, articulation, or position in the word

• Quantitative reduction

• Zero reduction

• vowel reduction

• Qualitative reduction