Pretonic Vowel Reduction in Brazilian Portuguese: Harmony and Dispersion

IF 0.2 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
M. Kenstowicz, F. Sandalo
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Abstract

This paper follows up on some of the phonetic assumptions underlying earlier discussions in the phonological literature of the vowel reduction in Brazilian Portuguese such as Crosswhite (2004) and Flemming (2004), among others. We investigated various reflexes of prosodic prominence across four positions: tonic, pretonic, posttonic, and word-final. The height of the low vowel /a/ in these contexts was also determined. We found that while duration readily distinguished among the first three positions (tonic > pretonic > posttonic), it failed to differentiate posttonic from final. Intensity was a better discriminator across all four positions. We also documented a height harmony between pretonic mid vowels and the following tonic resulting in a seven-vowel pretonic inventory that parallels the tonic*. The implications of these findings for metrical prominence and dispersion accounts of vowel reduction are considered.
巴西葡萄牙语的前主音弱化:和谐与分散
本文进一步探讨了之前关于巴西葡萄牙语元音弱化的音系文献中的一些语音假设,如Crosswhite(2004)和Flemming(2004)等。我们研究了韵律突出在四个位置上的各种反射:主音、前主音、后主音和词尾。在这些上下文中,低元音/a/的高度也被确定了。我们发现,虽然持续时间很容易区分前三个位置(强音>前强音>后强音),但无法区分后强音和末强音。在所有四个位置上,强度都是一个更好的区分因素。我们还记录了前置元音中间元音和以下主音之间的高度和谐,导致七个元音前置元音库存平行于主音*。这些发现的含义为韵律突出和分散的元音减少的说法进行了考虑。
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Journal of Portuguese Linguistics
Journal of Portuguese Linguistics LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS-
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