Re: Why is walk spelt that way ?

On Jun 9, 11:20 am, "ranjit_math...@xxxxxxxxx"
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wouldn't solve the problem of how to pronounce an /a/ that's not
silent since /a/ has realizations of [E],[V],[@] and [i"].

But not of [a] (non-English [a])? If that is true, why call it a
phoneme /a/, of all things?

Or of zero?

By the way, is this really one Hindi phoneme /a/, or just the
different sounds of the grapheme equivalent to <a>, and that one
equivalent to different phonemes, or part of?

Also, did the idea of representing all these sounds with <a> in
Western transcription originate with Sanskrit?

Asking for details because I have not the foggiest idea.
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