在英语中, 尤其在美国英语中, 轻读音节 [ I ] 和
[ə] 是可以混读的, 如 believe/behind 里的 be- ; it 和 at
轻读在快速语流里常常读相同的音[ət]; effect 和 affect 也可以读相同的发音。recognize
中的字母o最经常被读做[ I ] 。 eraser 的第一个字母e 既可以读 [ I ] 也可以读
[ə],因人而异, 读 [ə] 也许还更经常呢。
LONGMAN DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN ENGLISH 《朗文美语词典》:
Unstressed Vowels
[ I ] and [ə]
Many unstressed syllables in American English are pronounced with a very short unclear vowel. This vowel is shown as [ I ] or
[ə] ; however, there is very little difference between them
in normal connected speech. For example, the word affect and effect usually
sound the same. The word
rabbit is shown as /rabbit/, but it may also be pronounced
LONGMAN DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN ENGLISH 《朗文美语词典》:
Unstressed Vowels
[ I ]
Many unstressed syllables in American English are pronounced with a very short unclear vowel. This vowel is shown as [ I ] or
rabbit is shown as /rabbit/, but it may also be pronounced
