Pronunciation question (from L. Urdang)

[Dennis Preston]

Careful Terry,

I think this schwa or /I/ nucleus is more typically Southern. Of
course, you would hear it (maybe even do it).

dInIs (who has always struggled with syllbicity of the /n/ in his last name)

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>I have noticed the change in the pronunciation of the contracted n't
>at the end of aux verbs among especially younger speakers but had not
>been able to figure out exactly what the change is.  I think he has it
>right.  What is something like a syllabic /n/ for me has evolved into
>a full schwa.
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