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Since the Draconid [[w:Vocal tract|vocal tract]] has a different composition and structure, than the human one, the phonology of Lántun is thus constrained and defined by this structure, such a lack of true lips and nose. Still, a Dragon may have been able to pronounce most sounds that would somewhat correspond to the modern [[w:International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]] system, even though the medium through which the sound propagated, was not air but instead plasma, so the actual values of the sounds represented in the article are very different from these approximations. | Since the Draconid [[w:Vocal tract|vocal tract]] has a different composition and structure, than the human one, the phonology of Lántun is thus constrained and defined by this structure, such a lack of true lips and nose. Still, a Dragon may have been able to pronounce most sounds that would somewhat correspond to the modern [[w:International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]] system, even though the medium through which the sound propagated, was not air but instead plasma, so the actual values of the sounds represented in the article are very different from these approximations. | ||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
Lántun has the seven monophthongs, which are distinguished by their [[w:Vowel#Height|height]] and [[w:Vowel#Backness|backness]]. Vowel length is a distinctive feature, which doubles the total amount of vowel phonemes. Some dialects also use a central short monophthong [ə], which is called a '''neutralised''' vowel in environments, where vowel reduction occurs. In Lántun itself vowel reduction evolved into [[Syncope (phonology)|syncopation]] instead. | Lántun has the seven monophthongs, which are distinguished by their [[w:Vowel#Height|height]] and [[w:Vowel#Backness|backness]]. Vowel length is a distinctive feature, which doubles the total amount of vowel phonemes. Some dialects also use a central short monophthong [ə], which is called a '''neutralised''' vowel in environments, where vowel reduction occurs. In Lántun itself vowel reduction evolved into [[w:Syncope (phonology)|syncopation]] instead. | ||
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