The English vowel /ə/ ![Includes sound files!](../../../../images/Paul%20Joyce/soundmin2.gif)
/ə/ it is more than a sound, A CONCEPT, in phonetic transcription what it really indicates is that the produced vocal sound is a reduced sound, that is, they pronounce it very briefly, and although almost always the sound is the vowel /ʌ/ sometimes it can be another (/ʊ/, /ɛ/, /ɪ/), more commonly /ɪ/, and it is most important, as soon as you begin to notice that change in quality in its pronunciation, you will have taken a giant step. It can originate from a large number of patterns .
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The English vowel /ɔ/
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