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** /i͜y/ > /iʊ̯/ before either /ʁ/ or a syllable containing a back vowel. | ** /i͜y/ > /iʊ̯/ before either /ʁ/ or a syllable containing a back vowel. | ||
* /æ͜ɑː, e͜oː, i͜yː/ > /jɑː, joː, jyː/ word-initially and /iːɐ̯, iːɔ̯, iːœ̯/ elsewhere. | * /æ͜ɑː, e͜oː, i͜yː/ > /jɑː, joː, jyː/ word-initially and /iːɐ̯, iːɔ̯, iːœ̯/ elsewhere. | ||
** the /i͜y(ː)/ monophthongization typically found in late West Saxon English seems to not have occurred in the specific varieties of West Saxon from which Old Jovlish evolved. That said, a few words do appear to display said monophthongization, such as /ˈjyvɑn/ instead of the expected /*ˈjiʊ̯vɑn/ | |||
* /x, ʁ/ palatalize to /ç ʝ/ near front vowels /i(ː), y(ː), e(ː), ø/. | * /x, ʁ/ palatalize to /ç ʝ/ near front vowels /i(ː), y(ː), e(ː), ø/. | ||
** /ʁ/ > /ʝ/ in particular is blocked if /ʁ/ is preceded by a front vowel and followed by a consonant, yiedling forms such as /wyʁd/ instead of /*wyʝd/. | ** /ʁ/ > /ʝ/ in particular is blocked if /ʁ/ is preceded by a front vowel and followed by a consonant, yiedling forms such as /wyʁd/ instead of /*wyʝd/. | ||