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Perception of Portuguese Mid Vowels by Heritage Speakers of Brazilian Portuguese

In: Heritage Language Journal
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Denise Maria Osborne Lecturer in Portuguese, Department of Romance Studies Cornell University Ithaca, New York USA

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Abstract

The main goal of this study is to investigate the perception of Portuguese mid-vowel contrasts (/ɛ/-/e/ and /ɔ/-/o/) by heritage speakers (HS s) of Brazilian Portuguese (BP) who grew up in the United States. This study shows, for instance, an asymmetry in categorization as a function of degree of language dominance for mid-back vowel contrast, but not for mid-front vowel contrast.

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