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*Many monophthongs lengthen or diphthongize allophonically: | *Many monophthongs lengthen or diphthongize allophonically: | ||
**The Cnollta accent has a "trap-bath split" reminiscent of RP, but its distribution is more like the phonemic tense-a system in Philadelphian English. Stressed /a/ is pronounced [ɑː] before /m n r f v s z θ ð/ in closed syllables or in final open syllables, and [æ] otherwise. Monosyllabic function words do not use tense [ɑː]. For example: | **The Cnollta accent has a "trap-bath split" reminiscent of RP, but its distribution is more like the phonemic tense-a system in Philadelphian English. Stressed /a/ is pronounced [ɑː] before /m n r f v s z θ ð/ in closed syllables or in final open syllables, and [æ] otherwise. Monosyllabic function words do not use tense [ɑː]. For example: | ||
***''am, glan, | ***''am, glan, jamb, rrand, gand'' /ɑːm, kʀɑːn, jɑːmp, r̥ɑːnt, kɑːnt/ 'person, line, fence, wall, to take' | ||
***''saþ'' /saθ/ 'salty' is pronounced [sɑːθ], but ''baþa'' 'gun' is pronounced [pæθə]. | ***''saþ'' /saθ/ 'salty' is pronounced [sɑːθ], but ''baþa'' 'gun' is pronounced [pæθə]. | ||
***''syvŋá'' 'art' is pronounced [səvŋɑː] | ***''syvŋá'' 'art' is pronounced [səvŋɑː] | ||