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== Location of Third I in Words ==
== Location of Third I in Words ==


The Third I is '''always''' written as ''í'', and never as ''ý'', which normally represent the same phoneme (tsí is pronounced /t͡si₃/, while tsý is pronounced /t͡si/). Any ''í'' occurring after ''ts'' is automatically pronounced as the Third I. An ''í'' occurring at the end of the word (even if affixes are later applied) is also typically pronounced as the Third I.
The Third I is '''always''' written as ''í'', and never as ''ý'', which normally represent the same phoneme (tsí is pronounced /t͡si₃/, while tsý is pronounced /t͡si/). Any ''í'' occurring after ''ts'' is automatically pronounced as the Third I. An ''í'' occurring at the end of the word (including the end of the word before affixes are applied) is also typically pronounced as the Third I.


=== Examples ===
=== Examples ===
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== Realizations of the Third I ==
== Realizations of the Third I ==


The standard pronunciation of the Third I is [e̞], however, it can also be realized as [ɛi̯], [ei̯], and at the end of words [aɪ̯]. These diphthongs are typically seen as having arisen from [].
The pronunciation of the third I depends on its location within the word, and the preceding consonant or consonant cluster. It is often realized as [e] at the end of words when ''not'' preceded by ''ts''. Often, the third I is silent in words that end in ''tsí''. If ''tsí'' does not occur at the end of the word, the third I is often realized either [ɨ] or [ə] or the lengthening of the previous consonant (only with the plural suffix ''-sin''), with very few exceptions.


If the Third I does not occur at the end of the word, it may also be realized as a schwa ([ə]).
=== Examples ===
 
Vrémensk'''í''' /vremɛnske/ (real)
 
Vrémensk'''í'''-las /vremɛnskəlas/ (really)
 
Ts'''í'''ents'''í''' /t͡se.ɛnt͡s/ (science)
 
Aveskats'''í''' /avɛskat͡s/ (I have)
 
Kapítůlats'''í''' /kapitulat͡s/ (to surrender)
 
Kapítůlats'''í'''kats'''í''' /kapitulat͡sɨkat͡s/ (I surrender)
 
Nívots'''í''' /nivots/ (level)


'''Example:''' Vrémensk'''í'''-las /vremɛnskəlas/
Nívots'''í'''sin /nivotsːɪn/ (levels)





Latest revision as of 00:44, 17 October 2015

The term Third I (Drý-ins Í /dri ɪns i/ in Knašta) is used to describe the realization of the vowel í after ts and at the end of some words. It is called the Third I because the other two phonemes involving an "I-like" vowel (discounting dipthongs) are i /ɪ/ and í /i/.

Location of Third I in Words

The Third I is always written as í, and never as ý, which normally represent the same phoneme (tsí is pronounced /t͡si₃/, while tsý is pronounced /t͡si/). Any í occurring after ts is automatically pronounced as the Third I. An í occurring at the end of the word (including the end of the word before affixes are applied) is also typically pronounced as the Third I.

Examples

Third I's are bolded.

Tsíentsí /t͡si₃ɛnt͡si₃/ (science)
Kapítůlatsíàtsjon /kapitulat͡si₃atsjon/ (surrender)
Agaňí /agaɲi₃/ (again)
Vošní /vɑʃni₃/ (you, singular)
Vrémenskí /vremɛnski₃/ (real)
Vrémenskí-las /vremɛnski₃las/ (really)

Realizations of the Third I

The pronunciation of the third I depends on its location within the word, and the preceding consonant or consonant cluster. It is often realized as [e] at the end of words when not preceded by ts. Often, the third I is silent in words that end in tsí. If tsí does not occur at the end of the word, the third I is often realized either [ɨ] or [ə] or the lengthening of the previous consonant (only with the plural suffix -sin), with very few exceptions.

Examples

Vrémenskí /vremɛnske/ (real)

Vrémenskí-las /vremɛnskəlas/ (really)

Tsíentsí /t͡se.ɛnt͡s/ (science)

Aveskatsí /avɛskat͡s/ (I have)

Kapítůlatsí /kapitulat͡s/ (to surrender)

Kapítůlatsíkatsí /kapitulat͡sɨkat͡s/ (I surrender)

Nívotsí /nivots/ (level)

Nívotsísin /nivotsːɪn/ (levels)