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| COMMA | `@` | ə | ə | |
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| COMMA | `@` | ə | ə | |
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| LETTER | `3` | ə | ɚ | |
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| LETTER | `3` | ə | ɚ | |
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Additionally, espeak-ng has the following phonemes for unstressed vowels. |
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| Lexical Set | en | |
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| EXPLORE | `e#` | |
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| ROSES | `I#` | |
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| RABBIT | `I2` | |
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The EXPLORE lexical set is used to support unstressed KIT vowels that have split |
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from the KIT vowel and merged with the DRESS vowel in some accents. This includes |
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`ex-` words. |
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The ROSES lexical set is used for words that are KIT in some accents and COMMA |
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in others. The degree to which this occurs varies between accents and speakers. |
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The RABBIT lexical set is used for unstressed KIT vowels. Some American accents |
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have merged this with the COMMA lexical set, such that `rabbit` and `abbot` |
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rhyme. |
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## Diphthongs |
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| Lexical Set | en | RP | GenAm | |
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| Lexical Set | en | RP | GenAm | |