Scellan/Accents: Difference between revisions
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*/χ/ is fronted to [x]. | */χ/ is fronted to [x]. | ||
*/œ/ = [ʊ] | */œ/ = [ʊ] | ||
*The | *The Sirahda 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/ usually shifts to [ɑ], but is instead pronounced [æː] before /mC nC f v s z θ ð/ in closed syllables or in final open syllables. Monosyllabic function words do not use tense [æː]. For example: | ||
**''jamb, rrand, mand'' [jæːmp, r̥æːnt, mæːnt] 'to whine, wall, to take' | **''jamb, rrand, mand'' [jæːmp, r̥æːnt, mæːnt] 'to whine, wall, to take' | ||
**''saþ'' /saθ/ 'salty' is pronounced [sæːθ], but ''baþa'' 'gun' is pronounced [pɑθə]. | **''saþ'' /saθ/ 'salty' is pronounced [sæːθ], but ''baþa'' 'gun' is pronounced [pɑθə]. | ||