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*/θ ð/ as "slit fricatives" [θ̠ ð̠~ɹ]. | */θ ð/ as "slit fricatives" [θ̠ ð̠~ɹ]. | ||
TODO: Some accents might merge /œ/ and /ə/ | TODO: Some accents might merge /œ/ and /ə/ | ||
== | ==Sgewlan accents== | ||
===''Eetøøm'' pronunciation=== | |||
The so-called ''Eetøøm'' Sgewlan (''eetøøm'' being an old word for 'standard') accent is the most well-known of the non-lambdic accents. ''Eetøøm'' pronunciation is based on the middle and upper middle class accent of the capital Alcve after the industrial revolution. It is characterized by having a vowel length distinction instead of nasal vowels. Though non-Sgewlans often fetishize the accent, Sgewlans view it as extremely posh and use it almost exclusively in formal speeches, acting, and classical singing, and prefer to use their native accents. | The so-called ''Eetøøm'' Sgewlan (''eetøøm'' being an old word for 'standard') accent is the most well-known of the non-lambdic accents. ''Eetøøm'' pronunciation is based on the middle and upper middle class accent of the capital Alcve after the industrial revolution. It is characterized by having a vowel length distinction instead of nasal vowels. Though non-Sgewlans often fetishize the accent, Sgewlans view it as extremely posh and use it almost exclusively in formal speeches, acting, and classical singing, and prefer to use their native accents. | ||
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*R-breaking: Word-final /rC/ undergoes epenthesis to [rəC] for any C. This rule also operates in words derived from words with final /rC/. | *R-breaking: Word-final /rC/ undergoes epenthesis to [rəC] for any C. This rule also operates in words derived from words with final /rC/. | ||
===Contemporary Alcvean=== | |||
The contemporary accent of Alcve, the capital of Sgewla. | The contemporary accent of Alcve, the capital of Sgewla. | ||
*''cl'' is pronounced as if it was ''cŋ''. | *''cl'' is pronounced as if it was ''cŋ''. | ||
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*For the 1st person pronoun ''naw'', the form ''no'' is preferred in colloquial speech. Due to the L-linking rule (see above), this has led to the stereotype of Sgewlans saying ''nol'' for ''naw'' among non-Sgewlans. | *For the 1st person pronoun ''naw'', the form ''no'' is preferred in colloquial speech. Due to the L-linking rule (see above), this has led to the stereotype of Sgewlans saying ''nol'' for ''naw'' among non-Sgewlans. | ||
===Sgewlan accent #2=== | |||
*/ĩ ỹ ũ ẽ ø̃ ə̃ õ ɛ̃ ã ɔ̃/ are realized as [eː øː oː ɛː œː oː oː ɛː ɑɔ~ɑː ɔː] (more conservatively, /ĩ ỹ ũ/ are [ɪː ʏː ʊː]) | */ĩ ỹ ũ ẽ ø̃ ə̃ õ ɛ̃ ã ɔ̃/ are realized as [eː øː oː ɛː œː oː oː ɛː ɑɔ~ɑː ɔː] (more conservatively, /ĩ ỹ ũ/ are [ɪː ʏː ʊː]) | ||
*ai wi aw ew iw ee øø oo = /aiː yiː auː ɛuː iuː ɛiː œyː ɔuː/ | *ai wi aw ew iw ee øø oo = /aiː yiː auː ɛuː iuː ɛiː œyː ɔuː/ | ||
===Sgewlan accent #3 (lambdic)=== | |||
===Sgewlan accent #4 (conservative)=== | |||
*''ee øø oo'' are all monophthongs: [e: ø: o:] | *''ee øø oo'' are all monophthongs: [e: ø: o:] | ||
*/ç/ and /h/ before plosives = [x] | */ç/ and /h/ before plosives = [x] | ||
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*/ʟ/ = [ɫ~l] | */ʟ/ = [ɫ~l] | ||
====Lleeb Serŋ | ==Fyxamian accents== | ||
===General Fyxamian Skellan=== | |||
This is the ''de facto'' standard accent of [[Verse:Tricin/Fyxam]]. | |||
*/œ y/ are commonly centralized, closer to [ɞ ʉ]. | |||
*/ɛu/ is slightly higher [eu]. | |||
*/au/ > [æw] | |||
*/u, y, i/ > [ʊw, ʏɥ, ɪj] | |||
*epenthesis in /rC/ clusters when C = nasal or /v/. For example, ''arm'' 'to live' is [ˈaɾəm]. | |||
*Nasal vowels are also consistently pharyngealized, resulting in mergers. The pharyngealization is stronger before nasals. | |||
**wl~ool~ol [õˁ~ɔ̃ˁ] | |||
**il~eel~ul [ẽˁ~ø̃ˁ] | |||
**el~øl~øøl [ɛ̃ˁ~œ̃ˁ] | |||
===Lleeb Serŋ=== | |||
*unrounded /y yə œ/ unrounded to [ɨ ɨə ɜ] | *unrounded /y yə œ/ unrounded to [ɨ ɨə ɜ] | ||
*stressed /ə/ backed to [ʌ] | *stressed /ə/ backed to [ʌ] | ||
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*non-lambdicity (not from Eetøøm accent) | *non-lambdicity (not from Eetøøm accent) | ||
===High Cøøvean (non-lambdic)=== | |||
Stereotypes (while it was current): cultured, highbrow intellectuals, affluent | Stereotypes (while it was current): cultured, highbrow intellectuals, affluent | ||
It was like a "Transatlantic" accent, in that it was a compromise between Fyxamian and Sgewlan standard accents. | High Cøøvean is an obsolete Fyxamian accent. It was like a "Transatlantic" accent, in that it was a compromise between Fyxamian and Sgewlan standard accents. | ||
L-colored vowels are realized as pharyngealized vowels (no nasalization)? | L-colored vowels are realized as pharyngealized vowels (no nasalization)? | ||
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Monophthongs are long in open syllables and short in closed syllables. | Monophthongs are long in open syllables and short in closed syllables. | ||
===Low Cøøvean (non-lambdic)=== | |||
L-colored vowels realized as [ɐ̯] offglide. | L-colored vowels realized as [ɐ̯] offglide. | ||
===Flian=== | |||
Notorious for its strange sounds, this is the accent of the Fyxamian city of Flian (/fʟiən/ ''FLEE-uhn'' or [fʟiːn] ''FLEEN'') and its environs. | Notorious for its strange sounds, this is the accent of the Fyxamian city of Flian (/fʟiən/ ''FLEE-uhn'' or [fʟiːn] ''FLEEN'') and its environs. | ||
*/ç/ is fronted to [ɕ] and triggers retraction of /ʃ tʃ/ to [ʂ tʂ]. | */ç/ is fronted to [ɕ] and triggers retraction of /ʃ tʃ/ to [ʂ tʂ]. | ||
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*t-glottalization like in Estuary English | *t-glottalization like in Estuary English | ||
===Cnollta=== | |||
Spoken in the Cnollta region in Fyxam, this accent is often perceived as backwards and boorish. | Spoken in the Cnollta region in Fyxam, this accent is often perceived as backwards and boorish. | ||
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Need more special features - do something with consonants maybe | Need more special features - do something with consonants maybe | ||
== | ==Barca== | ||
Non-lambdic like Eetøøm | Non-lambdic like Eetøøm | ||
r, rr = American r, sje? | r, rr = American r, sje? | ||
==Early Modern Skellan== | |||
*The liquid ''l'' was always pronounced [lˠ]. Likewise, ''ll'' was [ɬˠ]. | *The liquid ''l'' was always pronounced [lˠ]. Likewise, ''ll'' was [ɬˠ]. | ||
*The letter ''y'' was pronounced /ɨ/. | *The letter ''y'' was pronounced /ɨ/. | ||