A variação das vogais médias pretônicas no português de Brasília: um fenômeno neogramático ou de difusão lexical?

This study addresses a controversial issue of the implementation of the raising role oflhe pretonic vowels/el and/ol in Brazilian Portuguese. The phenomenon has been traditionally regarded as a case of vowel harmony. A strong influence ofanalogical processes affecting derived words has also been poi...

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Main Authors: Stela Bortoni, Christina Gomes, Elisabete Malvar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2013-06-01
Series:Revista de Estudos da Linguagem
Online Access:http://periodicos.letras.ufmg.br/index.php/relin/article/view/948