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 [ | *#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 [aʏ]. 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. | ||