On syllable structure and phonological variation: The case of i-epenthesis by Brazilian Portuguese learners of English

Our study employs nonword-learning tasks to examine i-epenthesis in the speech output of 53 Brazilian Portuguese learners of English. One aim is to investigate conflicting views on the syllabification of consonants in various word-medial and final contexts, where they can be parsed as either codas o...

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Main Authors: Paul John, Walcir Cardoso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2017-09-01
Series:Ilha do Desterro
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/article/view/49846