Exploring variables affecting vowel sequences across word boundaries in Peninsular Spanish

• Moraes Lima dos Santos, João Paulo ^[1]
  1. [1] Instituto Federal do Sertão Pernambucano
• Localización: Estudios de fonética experimental, ISSN 1575-5533, ISSN-e 2385-3573, Nº. 34, 2025, págs. 1-20
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1344/efe-2025-34-1-20
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Variables que afecten les seqüències vocàliques en límits de mot en espanyol peninsular
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  • català

    Aquest article analitza les variables que influeixen en les seqüències vocàliques als límits de paraula en l’espanyol peninsular. S’han considerat sis variables: tipus de vocal, síl·laba i paraula, velocitat d’articulació, accentuació i posició en l’enunciat. Els resultats indiquen que les combinacions amb accent afavoreixen el manteniment, especialment quan coincideixen amb l’accent principal i es troben al final de l’enunciat. En canvi, el tipus de vocal, síl·laba i paraula tenen menys impacte, ja que gairebé totes les combinacions tendeixen al sandhi. Finalment, una major velocitat d’articulació s’associa a una probabilitat més alta de contracció de la seqüència.

  • English

    This article presents an analysis of variables that can influence the behavior of vowel sequences across word boundaries in Peninsular Spanish. The analyses have been conducted using the following variables: vowel type, syllable type, word type, articulation rate, stress, and the position of the sequence in the utterance. Results show that combinations with stress favor maintenance when considering the main accent of the utterance and the sequence’s position at the utterance boundary. On the other hand, vowel type, syllable type, and word type have presented fewer effects than stress on the preference to maintain the hiatus or contract it in any way, as there was a tendency for sandhi in almost all types of combinations. Lastly, articulation rate has shown higher rates correlating with increased likelihoods of sequence contraction.

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