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Mexico (Central / CDMX)
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Mexico · Mexico City / Central Highlands
Central Mexican Spanish's defining trait is unstressed-vowel devocalization: weak vowels next to /s/ get muted or dropped entirely, while that same /s/ stays sharply retained and consonants come out crisp and precise.
Devoiced/dropped unstressed vowels: 'pesos' -> 'pes's'Strongly retained sibilant /s/Crisp, precise consonantsStandard tuteo
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Every phonetic parameter that deviates from this schema’s diffing anchor, with a plain-English gloss.
| Feature | Value | Meaning | Drill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed Languagesmixed_languages | — | Drill | |
| S Treatments_treatment | sibilant_sharp | Drill | |
| N Final Velarizationn_final_velarization | No | Drill | |
| Vowel Reductionvowel_reduction | muted_devocalized | Drill | |
| Syllable Timingsyllable_timing | stress_timed | Drill |