17 Apr 2001

Adriana Marusso

Vowel reduction is a common phenomenon in stress-timed languages such as Brazilian Portuguese (BP) or British English (BE). However, there are substantial differences in the way vowel reduction takes place in these two languages, both at the phonological and phonetic levels. Therefore, an experimental research on the vowel quality and duration of reduced vowels in both languages helps to show some of the similarities and differences between them. Furthermore, the understanding of the different patterns of duration may help to understand differences in their rhythmic patterns.

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