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'''Nota Bene:''' For the rest of this document, affricates will be presented without the double inverted breve. This is to make reading IPA easier. If it is necessary to specify that a consonant cluster is not an affricate, a hyphen will be used. | '''Nota Bene:'''<br> | ||
For the rest of this document, affricates will be presented without the double inverted breve. This is to make reading IPA easier. If it is necessary to specify that a consonant cluster is not an affricate, a hyphen will be used. | |||
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'''Marginal Consonant Phonemes''' | '''Marginal Consonant Phonemes'''<br> | ||
These phonemes are recorded in only a handful of roots or bound morphemes: | These phonemes are recorded in only a handful of roots or bound morphemes: | ||
* /gʱ/ and /ɣ/ | * /gʱ/ and /ɣ/ | ||
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'''Aspiration''' | '''Aspiration'''<br> | ||
Czěcklíš has a distinction between non-aspirated and aspirated plosives and affricates (obstruents). Both voiceless and voiced obstruents can be aspirated. Non-aspirated obstruents are realized as unreleased obstruents [C̚], with little to no puff of air after release. | Czěcklíš has a distinction between non-aspirated and aspirated plosives and affricates (obstruents). Both voiceless and voiced obstruents can be aspirated. Non-aspirated obstruents are realized as unreleased obstruents [C̚], with little to no puff of air after release. | ||
Aspirated voiceless obstruents are accompanied by a strong burst of air after release. Aspirated voiced obstruents are partially devoiced. Aspirate obstruents only appear before long oral or nasal vowels. Aspirate obstruents contrast with non-aspirate obstruents before /ɑː ɒː ɨː/ and /ɑ̃ː/. | Aspirated voiceless obstruents are accompanied by a strong burst of air after release. Aspirated voiced obstruents are partially devoiced. Aspirate obstruents only appear before long oral or nasal vowels. Aspirate obstruents contrast with non-aspirate obstruents before /ɑː ɒː ɨː/ and /ɑ̃ː/. | ||
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'''Schwa Epenthesis, Sonorant Devoicing''' | '''Schwa Epenthesis, Sonorant Devoicing'''<br> | ||
When [CʰC], where [Cʰ] is an aspirate obstruent and plain [C] is a sonorant, then a very weak schwa is inserted between the two consonants: | When [CʰC], where [Cʰ] is an aspirate obstruent and plain [C] is a sonorant, then a very weak schwa is inserted between the two consonants: | ||
[CʰCV] → [CʰəCV] | [CʰCV] → [CʰəCV] | ||
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'''Palatal Offglide''' | '''Palatal Offglide'''<br> | ||
Palatalization of labial, velar and alveolar consonants when /Ce/ has largely disappeared, with only ‹ě› /eː/ to mark its historical and orthographic effects on alveolars. In many dialects a palatal offglide /j/ persists when /i/ and /æ/ appear after labials, velars and retroflex consonants. This offglide is not phonemic, and most L1 speakers have difficulty noticing it, even if it’s been brought to their attention. | Palatalization of labial, velar and alveolar consonants when /Ce/ has largely disappeared, with only ‹ě› /eː/ to mark its historical and orthographic effects on alveolars. In many dialects a palatal offglide /j/ persists when /i/ and /æ/ appear after labials, velars and retroflex consonants. This offglide is not phonemic, and most L1 speakers have difficulty noticing it, even if it’s been brought to their attention. | ||
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'''Nasal Vowels''' | '''Nasal Vowels'''<br> | ||
Nasal front vowels do not cause palatalization of alveolars. | Nasal front vowels do not cause palatalization of alveolars. | ||
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====Allophones==== | ====Allophones==== | ||