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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
The phonology is | The phonology is based on High Sjowaázh, with a few differences. | ||
*Plain unaspirated consonants /p t c k ts tʂ tɕ s ʂ ɕ/ become fully voiced [b d dʑ g dz dʐ dʑ z ʐ ʑ]. | *Plain unaspirated consonants /p t c k ts tʂ tɕ s ʂ ɕ/ become fully voiced [b d dʑ g dz dʐ dʑ z ʐ ʑ]. | ||
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*'''p''' may be pronounced [f]. | *'''p''' may be pronounced [f]. | ||
*Stress accent rather than pitch accent (as in Modern Greek). | *Stress accent rather than pitch accent (as in Modern Greek). | ||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
Similar to High Sjowaázh | Similar to High Sjowaázh | ||
===Ablaut=== | ===Ablaut=== | ||
New Urban Sjowaázh has 40 ablaut classes, compared to High Sjowaázh's 57. | New Urban Sjowaázh has 40 ablaut classes, compared to High Sjowaázh's 57. | ||
Revision as of 21:22, 13 January 2019
New Urban Sjowaázh is an emergent variety of Sjowaázh spoken by urban middle-class children and teens.
Origins
Compared to other groups, urban women speakers of Sjowaázh speak somewhat more uniformly, in a less dialectal and somewhat more posh style of speech. Young women being the main drivers of linguistic change, a version of this "gynelect" is on its way to becoming a new, non-posh standard for Sjowaázh.
Phonology
The phonology is based on High Sjowaázh, with a few differences.
- Plain unaspirated consonants /p t c k ts tʂ tɕ s ʂ ɕ/ become fully voiced [b d dʑ g dz dʐ dʑ z ʐ ʑ].
- Word-initial /sC-/ clusters become voiceless unaspirated stops.
- gy ky ky' merges with jy cy cy'.
- ly merges with y.
- p may be pronounced [f].
- Stress accent rather than pitch accent (as in Modern Greek).
Morphology
Similar to High Sjowaázh
Ablaut
New Urban Sjowaázh has 40 ablaut classes, compared to High Sjowaázh's 57.