Realization of the Finno-Ugric Vowel e/ at the End of the Word-Stem in the Moksha Language
The article attempts to define the correspondences of the Finno-Ugric vowel  e/ at the end of the word-stem in the Moksha language and to identify consistent patterns of phonetic changes. The Proto-Finno-Ugric  e/ inherent to non-first syllables developed in reflexes of front vowels within a first syllable as follows: it disappeared after a single consonant but reappears in grammatical forms as [ə]; when preceded by a combination of consonants it takes the form of [ä] which within a closed syllable after a velar consonant interchanges with [(] and after a palatal consonant - with [ə]. In reflexes of back vowels within a first syllable (*о, *ō, *u or *ū) [ä] interchanges with [(]. The paper concludes that the phonetic phenomena within the ancient  e/ stem are largely connected with historical transformations of the accentual system, and the realization of the Finno-Ugric vowel  e/ at the end of the word-stem in the Moksha dialects can be described as follows: <e> - [ə], [(], [ě], [ă], [ä], ‘zero' sound.</e>