Scellan/Accents: Difference between revisions
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*The Flian accent has a "trap-bath split" like RP, but its distribution is more like the phonemic tense-a system in Philadelphian English. Stressed /a/ usually shifts to [æ], but is instead pronounced [ɑː] before /mC nC r f v s z θ ð/ in closed syllables or in final open syllables. Monosyllabic function words do not use tense [ɑː]. For example: | *The Flian accent has a "trap-bath split" like RP, but its distribution is more like the phonemic tense-a system in Philadelphian English. Stressed /a/ usually shifts to [æ], but is instead pronounced [ɑː] before /mC nC r f v s z θ ð/ in closed syllables or in final open syllables. Monosyllabic function words do not use tense [ɑː]. For example: | ||
**''jamb, rrand, mand'' [jɑːmp, r̥ɑːnt, mɑːnt] ' | **''jamb, rrand, mand'' [jɑːmp, r̥ɑːnt, mɑːnt] 'to whine, 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] | ||