[ue]→[o]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 3/5
Diphthong ue to Close-mid back rounded vowel
The phonetic transformation from the diphthong /ue/ to the monophthong /o/ involves the simplification of a rising diphthong into a single, close-mid back rounded vowel. This process, known as monophthongization, often occurs in unstressed or weakly stressed syllables, or in specific lexical items, and is characteristic of colloquial or dialectal speech.
Phonetic Effects
Monophthongization, Vowel Reduction, Diphthong Simplification
Language Examples
pues→pos— Colloquial reduction of the diphthong /ue/ to /o/.
luego→logo— Colloquial reduction of the diphthong /ue/ to /o/.
pues→pos— Levelling of the diphthong [ue] to [o] in colloquial speech.
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