[a]→[∅]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 5/5
Open front unrounded vowel to Empty sound / Zero
The elision of the vowel [a] is a common process of sound loss. Depending on its position in the word, it is classified as apheresis (initial), syncope (medial), or apocope (final).
Phonetic Effects
Elision, Syncope, Apocope
Language Examples
about [ə]→'bout— Apheresis: loss of initial vowel (historically [a]).
family [ə]→[fæmli]— Syncope: loss of medial unstressed vowel.
rosa (final -a)→rose (French, silent)— Apocope: loss or extreme reduction of word-final vowels.
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