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*Like in English, there are "nonstandard" pronunciations of /θ ð/. There are various strategies: | *Like in English, there are "nonstandard" pronunciations of /θ ð/. There are various strategies: | ||
**Most commonly, after a stressed vowel, /θ/ may be pronounced as [f]. This [f~θ] free variation is a common middle-class feature in all Eevo-speaking nations. | **Most commonly, after a stressed vowel, /θ/ may be pronounced as [f]. This [f~θ] free variation is a common middle-class feature in all Eevo-speaking nations. | ||
**Less common is the pronunciation of /ð/ as [ʋ]. | |||
**These may become stops, dental [t̪˭ d̪] or alveolar [t˭ d], in some environments. In Skellan eye dialect this may be transcribed by substituting ''d'' for ''þ''. | **These may become stops, dental [t̪˭ d̪] or alveolar [t˭ d], in some environments. In Skellan eye dialect this may be transcribed by substituting ''d'' for ''þ''. | ||
**/ð/ may become [z], and /θ/ might participate in a chain shift θ > t > d. | **/ð/ may become [z], and /θ/ might participate in a chain shift θ > t > d. | ||
**/θ ð/ may be realized as "slit fricatives" [θ̠ ð̠~ɹ]. | |||
*/t/-glottalization | */t/-glottalization | ||
*Allophonic vowel length or tensing, especially in non-lambdic accents | *Allophonic vowel length or tensing, especially in non-lambdic accents | ||
**Vowels may lengthen in open syllables, before voiced consonants, or before front fricatives /f v θ ð s z/. | **Vowels may lengthen in open syllables, before voiced consonants, or before front fricatives /f v θ ð s z/. | ||
*Uvular R; /r/ is realized as [ʀ] or [ʁ], while /ʟ/ is a uvular nasal flap. | *Uvular R; /r/ is realized as [ʀ] or [ʁ], while /ʟ/ is a uvular nasal flap. | ||
TODO: Some accents might merge /œ/ and /ə/ | TODO: Some accents might merge /œ/ and /ə/ | ||
==Sgewlan accents== | ==Sgewlan accents== | ||