Scellan/Accents: Difference between revisions

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*/ʃ/ becomes [ɕ] in broad Cnollta.
*/ʃ/ becomes [ɕ] in broad Cnollta.
*A chain shift of vowels known as the Cnollta vowel shift:
*A chain shift of vowels known as the Cnollta vowel shift:
*#The triggering shift is a merger of /ɔu/ and /œy/ into [əʏ~ʌʏ], similar to Estuary English GOAT, or [ɔʏ] like German ''eu''. The most extreme realization is [ɑɪ]. The merged vowel is less front [ʌʉ] before /θ ð/.
*#The triggering shift is a merger of /ɔu/ and /œy/ into [əʏ~ʌʏ], similar to Estuary English GOAT, or [ɔʏ] like German ''eu''. The most extreme realization is []. The merged vowel is less front [ʌʉ] before /θ ð/. This vowel may be spelled ''au'' in Skellan eye dialect.
*#/ɛu/ backs to [aʊ~ɑʊ].
*#/ɛu/ backs to [aʊ~ɑʊ].
*#/ai/ fronts to [æɪ].
*#/ai/ fronts to [æɪ].
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*#/yə iə/ may also monophthongize by analogy.
*#/yə iə/ may also monophthongize by analogy.
*Initial hm, hn, hñ and m, n, ñ are merged.
*Initial hm, hn, hñ and m, n, ñ are merged.
===Hedarðøø===
===Hedarðøø===
*There is no linking L.
*There is no linking L.