Scellan/Accents: Difference between revisions

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**''arm'' 'to live' = [ˈaɾəm]

**''arn'' 'second (ordinal)' = [ˈaɾən]

**''~~serŋ~~'' 'new' = [ˈseɾəŋ]

**''serñ'' 'new' = [ˈseɾəŋ]

**''derv'' 'to put up with' = [ˈteɾəv]

**''orð'' 'big' = [ˈoɾəð]

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==Early Modern Skellan==

*The liquid ''l'' was always pronounced [lˠ]. Likewise, ''ll'' was [ɬˠ].

*The nasal ''ŋ'' was always pronounced [ŋ].

*The nasal ''ñ'' was always pronounced [ŋ].

*The letter ''y'' was pronounced /ɨ/.

*The vowel ''a'' was never reduced, and was always pronounced [a~ɐ].

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==Eetøøm==

The ''Eetøøm'' accent (''eetøøm'', lit. 'common mold', is an older word for 'standard') is an obsolete accent. It was similar to the Transatlantic accent, in that it was an artificial compromise between Fyxoomian and Skellan standard accents. It is the closest thing to a "posh" accent in the Skellan-speaking world; it was largely codified by one man, Llyméer ~~Saiŋ~~, as a standard for "international eloquent Skellan" and was learnt by upper-class people and actors in Fyxoom and Skella, but fell out of use in the Populist era. Today it survives in classical singing and for elevated sci-fi, historical fiction or fantasy characters in fiction such as gods, kings or superintelligent beings.

The ''Eetøøm'' accent (''eetøøm'', lit. 'common mold', is an older word for 'standard') is an obsolete accent. It was similar to the Transatlantic accent, in that it was an artificial compromise between Fyxoomian and Skellan standard accents. It is the closest thing to a "posh" accent in the Skellan-speaking world; it was largely codified by one man, Llyméer Saiñ, as a standard for "international eloquent Skellan" and was learnt by upper-class people and actors in Fyxoom and Skella, but fell out of use in the Populist era. Today it survives in classical singing and for elevated sci-fi, historical fiction or fantasy characters in fiction such as gods, kings or superintelligent beings.

The accent fully distinguished orthographic ''ŋ'' and ''l'' (''l'' was always pronounced as a non-vocalized "dark L", [lʶ]), though the distinction was lost in coda position in the 1100s. (~~Saiŋ~~ considered nasal and pharyngealized vowels to be ugly features.)

The accent fully distinguished orthographic ''ñ'' and ''l'' (''l'' was always pronounced as a non-vocalized "dark L", [lʶ]), though the distinction was lost in coda position in the 1100s. (Saiñ considered nasal and pharyngealized vowels to be ugly features.)

[ʔ] was used to resolve vowel hiatuses due to conscious [[Windermere]] influence: ''syém'' 'flag' was pronounced [sɨˈʔɛm] (whereas modern speakers tend to use [səˈɛm]).

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/ai ui au ɛu iu ɛɪ œy ɔu iə yə uə/ = [ai ui au eu iu ɛɪ ɞʉ ɔu iə yə uə] as in Fyxoomian

''ll l ŋ'' = [ɬʶ lʶ ŋ] everywhere

''ll l ñ'' = [ɬʶ lʶ ŋ] everywhere

Unstressed ''a'' /ə/ and ''y'' /ɨ/ are distinct

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*/hm hn hŋ χ r̥/ may be pronounced [xm xn xŋ xʟ xr].

Talman Windermere speakers may use a non-nasal accent; Bjeheondian Windermere speakers may always pronounce ''ŋ'' and ''l'' as written, as in archaic or Eetøøm Skellan.

Talman Windermere speakers may use a non-nasal accent; Bjeheondian Windermere speakers may always pronounce ''ñ'' and ''l'' as written, as in archaic or Eetøøm Skellan.

===Anbirese===

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 **''arm'' 'to live' = [ˈaɾəm]
 **''arn'' 'second (ordinal)' = [ˈaɾən]
-**''serŋ'' 'new' = [ˈseɾəŋ]
+**''serñ'' 'new' = [ˈseɾəŋ]
 **''derv'' 'to put up with' = [ˈteɾəv]
 **''orð'' 'big' = [ˈoɾəð]
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 ==Early Modern Skellan==
 *The liquid ''l'' was always pronounced [lˠ]. Likewise, ''ll'' was [ɬˠ].
-*The nasal ''ŋ'' was always pronounced [ŋ].
+*The nasal ''ñ'' was always pronounced [ŋ].
 *The letter ''y'' was pronounced /ɨ/.
 *The vowel ''a'' was never reduced, and was always pronounced [a~ɐ].
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 ==Eetøøm==
-The ''Eetøøm'' accent (''eetøøm'', lit. 'common mold', is an older word for 'standard') is an obsolete accent. It was similar to the Transatlantic accent, in that it was an artificial compromise between Fyxoomian and Skellan standard accents. It is the closest thing to a "posh" accent in the Skellan-speaking world; it was largely codified by one man, Llyméer Saiŋ, as a standard for "international eloquent Skellan" and was learnt by upper-class people and actors in Fyxoom and Skella, but fell out of use in the Populist era. Today it survives in classical singing and for elevated sci-fi, historical fiction or fantasy characters in fiction such as gods, kings or superintelligent beings.
+The ''Eetøøm'' accent (''eetøøm'', lit. 'common mold', is an older word for 'standard') is an obsolete accent. It was similar to the Transatlantic accent, in that it was an artificial compromise between Fyxoomian and Skellan standard accents. It is the closest thing to a "posh" accent in the Skellan-speaking world; it was largely codified by one man, Llyméer Saiñ, as a standard for "international eloquent Skellan" and was learnt by upper-class people and actors in Fyxoom and Skella, but fell out of use in the Populist era. Today it survives in classical singing and for elevated sci-fi, historical fiction or fantasy characters in fiction such as gods, kings or superintelligent beings.
-The accent fully distinguished orthographic ''ŋ'' and ''l'' (''l'' was always pronounced as a non-vocalized "dark L", [lʶ]), though the distinction was lost in coda position in the 1100s. (Saiŋ considered nasal and pharyngealized vowels to be ugly features.)
+The accent fully distinguished orthographic ''ñ'' and ''l'' (''l'' was always pronounced as a non-vocalized "dark L", [lʶ]), though the distinction was lost in coda position in the 1100s. (Saiñ considered nasal and pharyngealized vowels to be ugly features.)
 [ʔ] was used to resolve vowel hiatuses due to conscious [[Windermere]] influence: ''syém'' 'flag' was pronounced [sɨˈʔɛm] (whereas modern speakers tend to use [səˈɛm]).
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 /ai ui au ɛu iu ɛɪ œy ɔu iə yə uə/ = [ai ui au eu iu ɛɪ ɞʉ ɔu iə yə uə] as in Fyxoomian
-''ll l ŋ'' = [ɬʶ lʶ ŋ] everywhere
+''ll l ñ'' = [ɬʶ lʶ ŋ] everywhere
 Unstressed ''a'' /ə/ and ''y'' /ɨ/ are distinct
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 */hm hn hŋ χ r̥/ may be pronounced [xm xn xŋ xʟ xr].
-Talman Windermere speakers may use a non-nasal accent; Bjeheondian Windermere speakers may always pronounce ''ŋ'' and ''l'' as written, as in archaic or Eetøøm Skellan.
+Talman Windermere speakers may use a non-nasal accent; Bjeheondian Windermere speakers may always pronounce ''ñ'' and ''l'' as written, as in archaic or Eetøøm Skellan.
 ===Anbirese===