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| '''p''' {{IPA|p}} || '''pь''' {{IPA|pʲ}} | | '''p''' {{IPA|p}} || '''pь''' {{IPA|pʲ}} | ||
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| '''tь''' {{IPA|tʲ}} | | '''tь''' {{IPA|tʲ}} | ||
| '''cz''' {{IPA|tʃ}} | | '''cz''' {{IPA|tʃ}} | ||
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* Regressive voicing assimilation occurs in clusters of two or more obstruents, as in Slavic: ''tiúsdag'' 'Tuesday' is pronounced as if it were spelled ''tiúzdag''. | * 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 velarized retroflex approximant or flap. It retroflexes / | *Hard /ɾ/ is generally a velarized retroflex approximant or flap. It retroflexes /n t̪ d s/ that follow it, as in Swedish and Norwegian; when this retroflexion happens, it compensatorily lengthens the preceding vowel. | ||
*Soft /rʲ/ may be [r̝] like Czech ''ř''. The Czech-ř pronunciation predominates in Connecticut and is often known as ''þe konetekatske żírь'' 'the Connecticut buzz'. | *Soft /rʲ/ may be [r̝] like Czech ''ř''. The Czech-ř pronunciation predominates in Connecticut and is often known as ''þe konetekatske żírь'' 'the Connecticut buzz'. | ||
*For younger speakers of Glommish in New York, the distinction between non-palatalized and palatalized is neutralized in labials and alveolars, except for labials before back vowels where palatalized labials become /Cj/: ''biar ik'' [bjaɹ ɪk~bjɛɹ ɪk] 'I carry' vs. ''bierier þú'' [bɛɹəɹ ðʊ] 'you carry'. Furthermore, palatalized t d n are pronounced as in Polish ć dź ń, /ʃ ʒ/ are pronoounced as /ʂ ʐ/, and non-palatalized v is pronounced /w/. | *For younger speakers of Glommish in New York, the distinction between non-palatalized and palatalized is neutralized in labials and alveolars, except for labials before back vowels where palatalized labials become /Cj/: ''biar ik'' [bjaɹ ɪk~bjɛɹ ɪk] 'I carry' vs. ''bierier þú'' [bɛɹəɹ ðʊ] 'you carry'. Furthermore, palatalized t d n are pronounced as in Polish ć dź ń, /ʃ ʒ/ are pronoounced as /ʂ ʐ/, and non-palatalized v is pronounced /w/. | ||