Are [ə] and [ʌ] different phonemes in American English? (user search)
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« on: October 15, 2012, 04:53:06 AM »
Quote from: The Great Pumpkin on October 14, 2012, 09:27:04 PM
If [ʌ] does not appear unstressed, what is the second syllable of "backup"? Do you not distinguish this from the second syllable of "ketchup"?

My dictionary lists "backup" as having a secondary stress on the second syllable, which it does not for "ketchup".
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