Processes affecting vowels

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Abstract

The chapter deals with several processes affecting vowels in Romance. Some of these processes operate on stressed vowels, i.e. metaphony and vowel harmony, diphthongization, lengthening, changes in quality and merging. Others involve unstressed vowels, namely, vowel reduction as well as syncope, and epenthesis, which are touched on very briefly. The chapter closes with changes which may occur in two-vowel sequences within the word domain and across a word boundary such as the gliding of high vowels and the deletion of central vowels. Not only synchronic processes but also diachronic developments (i.e. sound changes) are subject to investigation depending on their relevance, and their theoretical implications are emphasized.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationManual of Romance Phonetics and Phonology
EditorsC. Gabriel, Gess R., Meisenburg T.
Place of PublicationBerlín (DE)
Publisherde Gruyter
Chapter3
Pages127-149
Number of pages23
Edition1
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-11-055028-3
ISBN (Print)978-3-11-054835-8
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Publication series

NameManuals of Romance Linguistics
PublisherDe Gruyter
Volume27

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