The Persistence of Stereotyped Dialect Features among Portuguese-American Immigrants from São Miguel, Azores
Among dialects of Portuguese, the variety indigenous to the island of São Miguel exhibits an inventory of vocalic features not found elsewhere in the Lusophone world. The most emblematic characteristics of this dialect are the front round vowels [y] and [ø], which correspond to [u] and [ou/oi] (resp...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Open Library of Humanities
2008-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Portuguese Linguistics |
| Online Access: | http://jpl.letras.ulisboa.pt/articles/133 |