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TENDÊNCIA A MONOTONGAÇÃO

English translation: tendency towards monophthongization

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Portuguese term or phrase:TENDÊNCIA A MONOTONGAÇÃO
English translation:tendency towards monophthongization
Entered by: zabrowa

16:32 Feb 9, 2007
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Science - Linguistics / phonology
Portuguese term or phrase: TENDÊNCIA A MONOTONGAÇÃO
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Subsequent text to give you an idea:
Como uma tendência geral observada na produção de fala da comunidade Latundê, verifica-se que os ditongos crescentes e decrescentes estão sendo freqüentemente fusionados, realizando-se como monotongos

>>?? MONOPHTHONGIZATION
zabrowa
Local time: 09:47
tendency to monophthongization
Explanation:
'monophthongization' is widely used.
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T o b i a s
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Thanks Toby!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1tendency to monophthongization
T o b i a s
3monothongation
Adriana Fonseca


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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
monothongation


Explanation:
suggestion. I am not sure...

Adriana Fonseca
Brazil
Local time: 08:47
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tendency to monophthongization


Explanation:
'monophthongization' is widely used.


    Reference: http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410d&L=ad...
T o b i a s
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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Thanks Toby!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: I'd say tendency **toward** mono...
2 hrs
  -> Yes, that would be better. Thanks.
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