sC-clusters in Brazilian Portuguese

This paper discusses word-initial (sibilant + consonant) sequences that may or may not be preceded by a vowel in Brazilian Portuguese, as, for example, in escola [isˈkɔlə] ~ [ˈskɔlə] ‘school’ or 'Skype' [isˈkajpi] ~ [ˈskajpi]. They will be referred to as sC-clusters. The vowel-zero alterna...

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Main Authors: Thaïs Cristófaro Silva, Matheus Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Library of Humanities 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of Portuguese Linguistics
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Online Access:https://jpl.letras.ulisboa.pt/articles/231