Scellan/Accents: Difference between revisions
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*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. | ||
*/œ y/ are commonly centralized, closer to [ɞ ʉ]. | */œ y/ are commonly centralized, closer to [ɞ ʉ]. | ||
*/ai ui au ɛu iu ɛɪ œy ɔu iə yə uə/ = [ai | */ai ui au ɛu iu ɛɪ œy ɔu iə yə uə/ = [ai wi: au eu iu ɛɪ ɞʉ ɔu iə yə uə] | ||
*epenthesis in /rC/ clusters when C = nasal or /v/. For example, ''arm'' 'to live' is [ˈaɾəm]. | *epenthesis in /rC/ clusters when C = nasal or /v/. For example, ''arm'' 'to live' is [ˈaɾəm]. | ||
*Nasal vowels are also consistently pharyngealized, resulting in mergers. The pharyngealization is stronger before nasals. | *Nasal vowels are also consistently pharyngealized, resulting in mergers. The pharyngealization is stronger before nasals. | ||