Converse of object

• link: Formal characteristics of the compound such as rhythm and presumably also length determine the interpretation of linking schwas as plural markers.

• teach: Top of page How I teach the schwa Fast dictation I find this activity useful for introducing the schwa in context.

• delete: Therefore, the difference in the mean schwa duration implies the difference in the number of schwas deleted in the whole system.

Adjective modifier

• word-final: We also observe that word-final schwas are deleted first.

Modifies a noun

• deletion: In other words, the work does not explain why there is schwa deletion.

• duration: Therefore, the difference in the mean schwa duration implies the difference in the number of schwas deleted in the whole system.

• pattern: In other words, the schwa deletion pattern is not ingrained in the model itself.

• sound: Then point to the schwa on the phonemic chart and make a schwa sound.

• symbol: N.B. I normally get learners to write the schwa symbol underneath the alphabetic script.

Preposition: in

• word: Stating it in another way, all the schwas in a word are equally likely to be deleted.