13-06-2025, 07:00 AM
I don't think I've ever pronounced melk or kerk without the added schwa. Omitting it immediately makes you sound like a newsreader. But yeah, this is quite natural since the locus of schwa sits in between l and k.
For aberil, b and v and p and r are all pronounced at the front of the mouth. So maybe there is less of an incentive there to introduce a schwa?
How about a folk etymological motivation? Some form derived from Latin aperire?
For aberil, b and v and p and r are all pronounced at the front of the mouth. So maybe there is less of an incentive there to introduce a schwa?
How about a folk etymological motivation? Some form derived from Latin aperire?