Back close non-syllabic vowel [U] behaviour in European Portuguese: reduction or suppression?

In this paper we analyse and describe the phonetic behavior of the non-tonic back closed vowel [u] in European Portuguese (EP) in what respects its quality and relative duration. Slow and faster speech was used. The objective of this work is to contribute with experimental results in order to obtain...

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Main Author: Barros, Maria João (author)
Other Authors: Braga, Daniela (author), Freitas, Diamantino Silva (author), Teixeira, João Paulo (author), Latsch, Vagner (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10198/4422
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/4422