[ã]→[ə]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 3/5
Nasalized open front unrounded vowel to Mid central vowel
The nasalized vowel [ã] reduces to schwa [ə] in unstressed syllables through stress-conditioned vowel reduction. This process is documented in Romance and other languages, where nasalization is lost as the vowel centralizes to schwa in weak positions.
Phonetic Effects
Centralization, Denasalization, Vowel Reduction
Language Examples
[sɑ̃]→[sə]— Nasalized vowels reduce to schwa in unstressed positions in rapid French speech, losing nasalization in the process.
[ã]→[ə]— Reduction of nasalized [ã] in unstressed contexts, with denasalization accompanying the vowel reduction.
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