“…Vowel reduction in final position may be a consequence of contact with Brazilian Portuguese, where unstressed final /a/ raises to [ɐ](Kenstowicz & Sandalo, 2016). It should be noted that final /e, o/ may also be variably produced with a reduced vowel in Talian, similar to what is observed in Brazilian Portuguese, where[ɪ, ʊ] are found in unstressed final syllables (e.g.,Massini-Cagliari, 1992), but unlike what is observed in other Veneto varieties, where final /e, o/ are preserved (e.g.,Zamboni, 1974). Productions for words such as ragno 'spider' (/ˈɾaɲo/) and rame 'copper' (/ˈɾame/) exemplify word-final reduction of /e, o/.Formant measurements for stressed, pretonic, and unstressed vowels are shown in Figure5.Figure 5.…”