Weak vowels

lettER

A relatively open [a] realization of the word-final unstressed vowel marks JamC, SurC and TobC, and Eastern Caribbean island varieties, and is possible in NEngE, NfldE, T&TC, AAVE, and ChcE, but in most cases the expected schwa realization (with constriction in rhotic dialects) is to be found. For Baj a relatively high and back [ɤ] is reported.