Звук шва [ə] и редукция гласных в английском и русском. The schwa and vowel reduction.

How does the English pronunciation of the schwa sound differ from the Russian one? Nothing! The schwa is the second most common sound in Russian and the most common in English. But there are differences in the rules of vowel reduction in Russian and English. How to properly chew vowels to improve pronunciation and sound like a native speaker and not drag Russian patterns of reduction into English that form your accent, you will learn from this video. And also: how to properly moo in English when you think about it, how to pronounce the word America with an American accent and whether the names Lenin and Lennon differ in English pronunciation. The schwa sound is denoted by the symbol [ə]. In Russian, it is most often found in place of unstressed "a", as in the word "dama" [ˈdamə] or "o", as in the word "nakorotko" [ˈnakərətkə]. Therefore, in Russian "yoga", "visa", "drama", in place of the unstressed "a" in fast speech, the same sound is heard as in English yoga, visa, drama. An important difference between Russian and English pronunciation is that the sound of the shva in English can be found in a pre-stressed syllable: about [əˈbaʊt], ago [əˈgəʊ], a cat [ə kʰæt], a dog [ə dɒg]. In standard Russian pronunciation, the sound of the shva in such a position is impossible, hence the typical pronunciation error of these words and combinations such as "about", "egou", "e cat", "e dog". In English, the indefinite article "a" sounds in such positions in a reduced form, strictly like the sound of the shva - [ə]. In English pronunciation, both in British and, to a greater extent, in American, there is a tendency to merge unstressed /ɪ/ with the schwa sound [ə], so that the words behind, because are pronounced by some speakers as [bɪˈhaɪnd] [bɪˈkɒz], by others as [bəˈhaɪnd] [bəˈkɒz], and the surnames John Lennon [ˈlɛnən] and Vladimir Lenin [ˈlɛnɪn] are pronounced differently by some speakers, but by others as [ˈlɛnən]. This phenomenon in English phonetics is called "weak vowel merger". The statistics discussed in this video: Program for analyzing phonetic statistics in Russian texts. www.dialog-21.ru/media/1462/61.pdf Other sources: I.L. Funtova. Reduction of unstressed vowels in English and Russian. journals.rudn.ru/linguistics/article/download/9643/9094 Vinogradov V.A. Consonantism and vocalism of the Russian language The phonetics of schwa vowels web.mit.edu/flemming/www/paper/schwaphonetics.pdf PhoneticFanatic is a channel dedicated to the English language and its phonetics. Here you will find free lessons that reveal the secrets of English pronunciation, transcriptions of English sounds and words, recommendations on how to get rid of a Russian accent and other interesting materials for English learners of any level: from beginners to teachers. Thank you to everyone who supports! Your participation helps make free English lessons more regular. Channel support - Visa, Mastercard, Sberbank, YuMoney, PayPal, BTC and others: https://phonetic-fanatic.ru/donate Individual lessons (pronunciation and accent reduction): http://phonetic-fanatic.ru/training