Chapter 18:
Vowel Combinations in Spanish

1. Identical vowels linked in separate syllables.
2. Different vowels linked in separate syllables.
3. Two vowels forming a diphthong.
4. Identical vowels, one is eliminated.
5. Identical unstressed vowels, one is eliminated.
6. Unstressed vowel /a/ eliminated at the end of a word.
7. Unstressed vowel /e/ eliminated at the end of a word.
8. Unstressed vowel /o/ eliminated at the end of a word.
9. Unstressed vowel /e/ replaced with semi-vowel [i̯].
10. Unstressed vowel /o/ replaced with semi-vowel [u̯].