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*The '''ь''' is replaced with an '''i''' when followed by a vowel (the '''i''' is pronounced as palatalization). | *The '''ь''' is replaced with an '''i''' when followed by a vowel (the '''i''' is pronounced as palatalization). | ||
*The soft sign '''ь''' and the palatalizing '''i''' soften every consonant in the cluster that precede it by default. (However, consonants do not soften before '''cz, ż, sz''', and velars '''k, g, ch''' do not soften.) The hard sign '''ъ''' prevents the softening of consonants to the left of the hard sign. | *The soft sign '''ь''' and the palatalizing '''i''' soften every consonant in the cluster that precede it by default. (However, consonants do not soften before '''cz, ż, sz''', and velars '''k, g, ch''' do not soften.) The hard sign '''ъ''' prevents the softening of consonants to the left of the hard sign. | ||
;Notes: | ;Notes: | ||
* | * Regressive voicing assimilation occurs in clusters of two or more obstruents, as in Slavic: ''tiúsdag'' 'Tuesday' is pronounced as if it were spelled ''tiúzdag''. | ||
*Hard /θ/ is strongly velarized [θˠ~ðˠ]; soft /θʲ/ may be unpalatalized [θ~ð]. The voiced allophones are used when /θʲ/ is not in the onset of a stressed syllable. | *Hard /θ/ is strongly velarized [θˠ~ðˠ]; soft /θʲ/ may be unpalatalized [θ~ð]. The voiced allophones are used when /θʲ/ is not in the onset of a stressed syllable. | ||
*Hard /ɾ/ is generally a retroflex approximant or flap. It retroflexes alveolars that follow it, as in Swedish and Norwegian; when this retroflexion happens, it compensatorily lengthens the preceding vowel. | *Hard /ɾ/ is generally a retroflex approximant or flap. It retroflexes alveolars that follow it, as in Swedish and Norwegian; when this retroflexion happens, it compensatorily lengthens the preceding vowel. | ||