Vowel Shifting as a Marker of Social Identity in the Portuguese Dialect of Nordeste, São Miguel (Azores).

Examines the pronunciation of stressed vowels in São Miguel Portuguese by extending a Labovian quantitative analysis to the observed variation between non-shifted and shifted forms in the entire vowel space. Comparison of the stressed vowels of São Miguel Portuguese and standard European Portuguese...

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Publicado en:	Luso-Brazilian Review Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 1 - 21
Autor principal:	Silva, David J.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	University of Wisconsin Press 2005
Materias:	Phonology Portuguese language Quantitative research Vowels Phonetics São Miguel Island (Azores)
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Sumario:	Examines the pronunciation of stressed vowels in São Miguel Portuguese by extending a Labovian quantitative analysis to the observed variation between non-shifted and shifted forms in the entire vowel space. Comparison of the stressed vowels of São Miguel Portuguese and standard European Portuguese; Frequency of shifted stressed vowels by style.