Scellan/Accents: Difference between revisions
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*/χ/ is fronted to [x]. | */χ/ is fronted to [x]. | ||
*/œ/ = [ʊ] | */œ/ = [ʊ] | ||
*Many monophthongs lengthen or diphthongize allophonically: | |||
**The Cnollta 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/ is pronounced [ɑː] before /m n r f v s z θ ð/ in closed syllables or in final open syllables, and [æ] otherwise. Monosyllabic function words do not use tense [ɑː]. For example: | |||
***''saþ'' /saθ/ 'salty' is pronounced [sɑːθ], but ''baþa'' 'gun' is pronounced [pæʂə]. | |||
***''syvŋá'' 'art' is pronounced [səvŋɑː] | |||
***On the other hand, ''glah'' 'will, intention' is pronounced [kʀæh]. | |||
*A chain vowel shift ("Flian Vowel Shift") affects the following non-nasalized vowels. | *A chain vowel shift ("Flian Vowel Shift") affects the following non-nasalized vowels. | ||
*#/ɛu, ui/ > [eo~eə~ɛː, oe~oə~oː] | *#/ɛu, ui/ > [eo~eə~ɛː, oe~oə~oː] | ||