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====Phonology==== | ====Phonology==== | ||
Philly + Boston; It is meant to be RP in ways that the | Philly + Boston; It is meant to be RP in ways that the Irta California accent is not. Intonation is similar to American. | ||
*MOUTH is monophthongized to [ɶ̝ː], sometimes with a MOUTH-START merger to /aː~æː/. | *MOUTH is monophthongized to [ɶ̝ː], sometimes with a MOUTH-START merger to /aː~æː/. | ||
*-ing becomes -in' in casual speech | *-ing becomes -in' in casual speech | ||
*(Ph) Philly L (/l/ becomes a pharyngealized nasalized uvular approximant) | *(Ph) Philly L (/l/ becomes a pharyngealized nasalized uvular approximant) | ||
*(~Ph, ~RP) Philly-style reinforcement before voiceless consonants; i.e. generalized Canadain-raising-esque effects | *(~Ph, ~RP) Philly-style reinforcement before voiceless consonants; i.e. generalized Canadain-raising-esque effects | ||