Towhatextentisopenandclosed{e}and{o}inPortuguese.pptVIP

To what extent is open and closed {e} and {o} in Portuguese predictable? * To what extent is open and closed {e} and {o} in Portuguese predictable? Tyler Young To what extent is open and closed {e} and {o} in Portuguese predictable? * Latin Vowels Latin had 10 vowels, 5 being short and 5 being long. Orthographically, there were only 5 vowels and the differences between the short and long vowels were indicated different ways during the evolution of the language: By doubling the vowel for long vowels. By marking long vowels with an apex (similar to an acute accent mark.) By capitalizing long