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*''l'' is normatively pronounced [ɴ̆] before a vowel. | *''l'' is normatively pronounced [ɴ̆] before a vowel. | ||
*Short vowels: /i y ə u ɛ œ a ɔ/ = [i y ə u e ø a o] (/y œ/ are more front than in General | *Short vowels: /i y ə u ɛ œ a ɔ/ = [i y ə u e ø a o] (/y œ/ are more front than in General Fyxomian) | ||
*nasal vowels: /ĩ ỹ ũ ẽ ø̃ ə̃ õ ɛ̃ ã ɔ̃/ = [iɤ yɤ uɤ ɛjɤ œyɤ ɔwɤ æɤ aɤ oɤ]~[yː ʉ̠ː uː ɛu ɞː ɔu ɔu œː ɑː oː] | *nasal vowels: /ĩ ỹ ũ ẽ ø̃ ə̃ õ ɛ̃ ã ɔ̃/ = [iɤ yɤ uɤ ɛjɤ œyɤ ɔwɤ æɤ aɤ oɤ]~[yː ʉ̠ː uː ɛu ɞː ɔu ɔu œː ɑː oː] | ||
*Diphthongs: /ai ui au ɛu iu ɛɪ œy ɔu iə yə uə/ = [aə ui au ɛu iu ɛɪ œy ɔu iə yə uə] | *Diphthongs: /ai ui au ɛu iu ɛɪ œy ɔu iə yə uə/ = [aə ui au ɛu iu ɛɪ œy ɔu iə yə uə] | ||
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*/ʟ/ = [ɫ~l] | */ʟ/ = [ɫ~l] | ||
== | ==Fyxomian accents== | ||
===General | ===General Fyxomian Skellan=== | ||
This is the ''de facto'' standard accent of [[Verse:Tricin/ | This is the ''de facto'' standard accent of [[Verse:Tricin/Fyxom|Fyxom]]. | ||
*Monophthongs /i y ə u ɛ œ a ɔ/ are short in closed syllables and long in open syllables. | *Monophthongs /i y ə u ɛ œ a ɔ/ are short in closed syllables and long in open syllables. | ||
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===Lleeband=== | ===Lleeband=== | ||
The Lleeband accent is becoming the new prestige accent, and General Fyxamian is creeping towards it. | The Lleeband accent is becoming the new prestige accent, and General Fyxamian is creeping towards it. | ||
*General | *General Fyxomian /ʉ ʉə ɵ/ are unrounded to [ɨ ɨə ɜ]. | ||
*stressed /ə/ is backed to [ʌ~ɑ]; /a/ is fully front [a]. | *stressed /ə/ is backed to [ʌ~ɑ]; /a/ is fully front [a]. | ||
*/ɔ/ is raised to [oə]. | */ɔ/ is raised to [oə]. | ||
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Stereotypes (while it was current): cultured, highbrow intellectuals, upper class | Stereotypes (while it was current): cultured, highbrow intellectuals, upper class | ||
High Cøøvean is an obsolete accent. It was similar to the Transatlantic accent, in that it was an artificial compromise between | High Cøøvean is an obsolete accent. It was similar to the Transatlantic accent, in that it was an artificial compromise between Fyxomian and Skellan standard accents. It is the closest thing to a "posh" accent in the Skellan-speaking world; it was largely codified by one man, Llam Saiŋ, as a standard for international eloquent Skellan and was learnt by upper-class people and actors in Fyxom and Skella but fell out of use after ___. Today it survives in classical singing and in pop culture, where it is mainly reserved for elevated sci-fi, historical fiction or fantasy characters such as gods, kings or superintelligent beings. | ||
Nnasalasal vowels are realized as pharyngealized vowels (no nasalization). | Nnasalasal vowels are realized as pharyngealized vowels (no nasalization). | ||
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===Flian=== | ===Flian=== | ||
Notorious for its strange sounds, this is the accent of the | Notorious for its strange sounds, this is the accent of the Fyxomian 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]. | ||
*/χ/ is fronted to [x]. | */χ/ is fronted to [x]. | ||
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===Cnollta=== | ===Cnollta=== | ||
Spoken in the Cnollta region in | Spoken in the Cnollta region in Fyxom, this accent is often perceived as backwards and boorish. | ||
Similar to General | Similar to General Fyxomian, but: | ||
*/θ/ becomes a slit fricative [θ̠]. In broad Cnollta accents it may become [ʂ], especially after vowels. | */θ/ becomes a slit fricative [θ̠]. In broad Cnollta accents it may become [ʂ], especially after vowels. | ||
*/ð/ > [ɹ~ʋ] after vowels. | */ð/ > [ɹ~ʋ] after vowels. | ||