Scellan/Accents: Difference between revisions

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*/χ/ is fronted to [x].

*/œ/ = [ʊ]

*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:

*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 [ɛː] before /mC nC f v s z θ ð/ in closed syllables or in final open syllables. Monosyllabic function words do not use tense [ɛː]. For example:

**''jamb, rrand, mand'' [~~jæːmp~~, ~~r̥æːnt~~, ~~mæːnt~~] 'to whine, wall, to take'

**''jamb, rrand, mand'' [jɛːmp, r̥ɛːnt, mɛːnt] 'to whine, wall, to take'

**''saþ'' /saθ/ 'salty' is pronounced [~~sæːθ~~], but ''baþa'' 'gun' is pronounced [pɑθə].

**''saþ'' /saθ/ 'salty' is pronounced [sɛːθ], but ''baþa'' 'gun' is pronounced [pɑθə].

**''syvŋá'' 'art' is pronounced [~~səvŋæː~~].

**''syvŋá'' 'art' is pronounced [səvŋɛː].

*Stressed /i/ and /u/ also lengthen to [i:] and [u:] before /mC nC/ sequences.

**For example, ''frindu'' 'music' is pronounced [fri:ndʉ].

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 */χ/ is fronted to [x].
 */œ/ = [ʊ]
-*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:
+*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 [ɛː] before /mC nC f v s z θ ð/ in closed syllables or in final open syllables. Monosyllabic function words do not use tense [ɛː]. For example:
-**''jamb, rrand, mand'' [jæːmp, r̥æːnt, mæːnt] 'to whine, wall, to take'
+**''jamb, rrand, mand'' [jɛːmp, r̥ɛːnt, mɛːnt] 'to whine, wall, to take'
-**''saþ'' /saθ/ 'salty' is pronounced [sæːθ], but ''baþa'' 'gun' is pronounced [pɑθə].
+**''saþ'' /saθ/ 'salty' is pronounced [sɛːθ], but ''baþa'' 'gun' is pronounced [pɑθə].
-**''syvŋá'' 'art' is pronounced [səvŋæː].
+**''syvŋá'' 'art' is pronounced [səvŋɛː].
 *Stressed /i/ and /u/ also lengthen to [i:] and [u:] before /mC nC/ sequences.
 **For example, ''frindu'' 'music' is pronounced [fri:ndʉ].