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*Allophonic vowel length or tensing, especially in non-nasal accents | *Allophonic vowel length or tensing, especially in non-nasal 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/. | ||
*Some accents might merge /œ/ and /ə/, or /œy/ and /ɔu/. | |||
i think I'm reasonably happy with: conservative/contemporary Alcvean, General Fyxoomian, Lleeband, Flian, hipster accent, Cnollta, Hedarðøø | i think I'm reasonably happy with: conservative/contemporary Alcvean, General Fyxoomian, Lleeband, Flian, hipster accent, Cnollta, Hedarðøø | ||
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***On the other hand, ''glah'' 'will, intention' is pronounced [kʀæh]. | ***On the other hand, ''glah'' 'will, intention' is pronounced [kʀæh]. | ||
**/ɛ/ becomes [ɛə] or [eə] before voiced consonants /m n ŋ r v ð z/ or word-finally. /œ/ and /ə/ become [ɞː] and [ɘː] in the same environment. | **/ɛ/ becomes [ɛə] or [eə] before voiced consonants /m n ŋ r v ð z/ or word-finally. /œ/ and /ə/ become [ɞː] and [ɘː] in the same environment. | ||
*/ɔu/ and /œy/ merge into [əy~ʌy]. | |||
===Hedarðøø=== | ===Hedarðøø=== | ||