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April 23, 2026Sociolinguistic Studies

Variations of Vowel Sequences in the Speech of Granada: About Muy and Pues

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MMMaría del Carmen Ávila MartínFGF Capitan García

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Overview

Analyzes vowel sequences in Granada speech, revealing sociolinguistic influences on usage patterns.

Key Points

  • This research aims to examine the realization of vowel sequences in Granada, focusing on muy and pues across different sociolinguistic levels.
  • Analyzed speech data from the PRESEEA-GRAN corpus.
  • Considered social variables such as age, gender, and education level.
  • Examined linguistic variables like pragmatic value and lexical co-occurrence.
  • Younger speakers use pues to denote hesitation, while older speakers use it to introduce new information.
  • Females and younger speakers prefer the reduced form mu, linked to changes in vowel usage by age and gender.
  • Higher education levels correlate with a preference for the full form of muy.

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Martín et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e9ba6b85696592c86eca3bhttps://doi.org/10.3138/ss-20-1-2-0003
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