Abstract
Abstract: This paper discusses the pretonic vowels [e] ~ [i] and [o] ~ [u] alternation in the coloquial register of the Belo Horizonte metropolitan region. It argues that:a) The above mentioned alternations have the status of línguistic variable and so can not be described by categoria morfo-fonological rules;b) the structural enviroment isn't the same in the variable (i) and (u) conditioning, making clear that for each variable there is a rule with particular caracteristics.
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