Western Scots Norse: Difference between revisions
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#/əˑ/ is the unstressed realization of /ɜˑ, ɞˑ/. (differing by slender vs broad) | #/əˑ/ is the unstressed realization of /ɜˑ, ɞˑ/. (differing by slender vs broad) | ||
===Prosody=== | |||
The rules for stress are very slightly more complex than they were in Old Norse, but not by much. | |||
:Stress always goes on the left-most syllable possible. When there are vowels with a grave, stress goes to the first one, skipping over all vowels without one. (so ''sudhraèir'' is stressed on "aèi") | |||
===Mutation=== | ===Mutation=== | ||
Since Old Norse, initial [[w:consonant mutation|consonant mutation]] has developed. Scots Norse has three forms: | |||
:radical (basic) | :radical (basic) | ||
:lenition | :lenition | ||
:eclipsis | :eclipsis | ||
The following gives each form of {{l|snon|tàl}}: | |||
:''tàlir'' /ˈtɑ.ʎəɾʲ/ | :''tàlir'' /ˈtɑ.ʎəɾʲ/ | ||
:''dàlir'' /ˈdɑ.ʎəɾʲ/ | :''dàlir'' /ˈdɑ.ʎəɾʲ/ | ||