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