- PROBABLE ERRORS WITH VOWELS:
Another source of problems will be the back/high vowels. The Portuguese /u/ falls right between English /U/ and/uw/. As a result, perception and production of these phonemes will follow the single pattern of Portuguese /u/, neutralizing the contrast between words like:
full /fUl/ - fool /fuwl/
look /lUk/ - Luke /luwk/
pull /pUl/ - pool /puwl/
stood /stUd/ - stewed /stuwd/
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