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The phonological inventory appears to be identical to that of the local Anglo community.

For example, the long and short vowels are clearly distinguished, as are the relatively rare English vowel classes.

Speculatively, it seems that the main differences between the Chicano accent and the local Anglo accent are first, that the Chicanos are not participating in the ongoing phonetic changes in the Anglo communities ( the raising of ).