Catalan has inherited the typical vowel system of Vulgar Latin, with seven stressed phonemes: /a ɛ e i ɔ o u/, a common feature in Western Romance, except Spanish. Balearic has also instances of stressed /ə/. Dialects differ in the different degrees of vowel reduction, and the incidence of the pair /ɛ e/. COUNT 10
QSN1 Where does Catalan get its vowel system? ANS1 Vulgar Latin QSN2 How many stressed phenoms are there? ANS2 seven QSN3 Where is this a common feature? ANS3 Western Romance QSN4 What is the exception to this common characteristic? ANS4 Spanish QSN5 What differs in vowel reduction? ANS5 Dialects QSN6 What is the vowel system of Catalan? ANS6 Vulgar Latin QSN7 How many stressed phonemes are there in Catalan? ANS7 seven QSN8 Where is this system common? ANS8 Western Romance QSN9 What language is the exception? ANS9 Spanish QSN10 What language form differs in the amount of vowel reduction? ANS10 Dialects