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==Definition==
 
'''Vowel reduction''' is a process in which an unstressed [[vowel]] reduces to a [[schwa]].
 
'''Vowel reduction''' is a process in which an unstressed [[vowel]] reduces to a [[schwa]].
  
=== Example ===
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== Example ==
 
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In Dutch ''pastoor'' -> ''p@stoor''.
in Dutch ''pastoor'' -> ''p@stoor''.
 
 
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=== Links ===
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== Links ==
 
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*[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Vowel+reduction&lemmacode=124 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Vowel+reduction&lemmacode=124 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
 
  
 
=== References ===
 
=== References ===
 
 
* Booij, G. E. 1977. ''Dutch Morphology: A Study of Word Formation in Generative Grammar,'' Foris, Dordrecht.
 
* Booij, G. E. 1977. ''Dutch Morphology: A Study of Word Formation in Generative Grammar,'' Foris, Dordrecht.
 
* Kager, R. 1989. ''A Metrical Theory of Sress and Destressing in English and Dutch,'' PhD diss. Utrecht University.
 
* Kager, R. 1989. ''A Metrical Theory of Sress and Destressing in English and Dutch,'' PhD diss. Utrecht University.
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Latest revision as of 10:44, 31 August 2014

Definition

Vowel reduction is a process in which an unstressed vowel reduces to a schwa.

Example

In Dutch pastoor -> p@stoor.

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Links

References

  • Booij, G. E. 1977. Dutch Morphology: A Study of Word Formation in Generative Grammar, Foris, Dordrecht.
  • Kager, R. 1989. A Metrical Theory of Sress and Destressing in English and Dutch, PhD diss. Utrecht University.
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