Scellan/Accents: Difference between revisions

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*/χ/ is fronted to [x].

*/œ/ = [ʊ]

*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" reminiscent of RP, but its distribution is more like the phonemic tense-a system in Philadelphian English. Stressed /a/ usually shifts to [ɑ], but is instead pronounced [æː] before /mC nC f v s z θ ð/ in closed syllables or in final open syllables. Monosyllabic function words do not use tense [æː]. For example:

**''jamb, rrand, mand'' [~~jɑːmp~~, ~~r̥ɑːnt~~, ~~mɑːnt~~] 'to whine, wall, to take'

**''jamb, rrand, mand'' [jæːmp, r̥æːnt, mæːnt] 'to whine, wall, to take'

**''saþ'' /saθ/ 'salty' is pronounced [~~sɑːθ~~], but ''baþa'' 'gun' is pronounced [~~pæθə~~].

**''saþ'' /saθ/ 'salty' is pronounced [sæːθ], but ''baþa'' 'gun' is pronounced [pɑθə].

**''syvŋá'' 'art' is pronounced [~~səvŋɑː~~]

**''syvŋá'' 'art' is pronounced [səvŋæː]

*~~Tensing occurs in the ''opposite'' direction for /a/~~ before /k/ or /h/. [ɛː~ɛə~eə] is a common realization.

*A-tensing is more extreme before /k/ or /h/. [ɛː~ɛə~eə] is a common realization.

**For example, ''glah'' 'will' is pronounced [kʀɛːh~kʀeəh].

**''lymbág'' 'to refuse' is pronounced [ʟəmbɛːʔ~ʟəmbeəʔ].

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 */χ/ is fronted to [x].
 */œ/ = [ʊ]
-*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" reminiscent of RP, but its distribution is more like the phonemic tense-a system in Philadelphian English. Stressed /a/ usually shifts to [ɑ], but is instead pronounced [æː] before /mC nC f v s z θ ð/ in closed syllables or in final open syllables. Monosyllabic function words do not use tense [æː]. For example:
-**''jamb, rrand, mand'' [jɑːmp, r̥ɑːnt, mɑːnt] 'to whine, wall, to take'
+**''jamb, rrand, mand'' [jæːmp, r̥æːnt, mæːnt] 'to whine, wall, to take'
-**''saþ'' /saθ/ 'salty' is pronounced [sɑːθ], but ''baþa'' 'gun' is pronounced [pæθə].
+**''saþ'' /saθ/ 'salty' is pronounced [sæːθ], but ''baþa'' 'gun' is pronounced [pɑθə].
-**''syvŋá'' 'art' is pronounced [səvŋɑː]
+**''syvŋá'' 'art' is pronounced [səvŋæː]
-*Tensing occurs in the ''opposite'' direction for /a/ before /k/ or /h/. [ɛː~ɛə~eə] is a common realization.
+*A-tensing is more extreme before /k/ or /h/. [ɛː~ɛə~eə] is a common realization.
 **For example, ''glah'' 'will' is pronounced [kʀɛːh~kʀeəh].
 **''lymbág'' 'to refuse' is pronounced [ʟəmbɛːʔ~ʟəmbeəʔ].