Laceyiam: Difference between revisions

* The distinction between palatalizing and non-palatalizing [i] sounds is peculiar of Standard Laceyiam and all Southern pronunciations. It is a result of the unrounding of Classical Laceyiam /y yː/, that made phonemic the then-allophonic palatalization of consonants before original /i iː/ (but not /<span>i̤/). Most modern pronunciations actually keep the distinction between /y yː/ and /i iː/ (with or without allophonic palatalization). In Standard Laceyiam and all pronunciations with unrounding, however, retroflex and palatal consonants aren't distinguished anymore before Classical /y yː/ or /i iː/, as they didn't have allophonic palatalization.</span>

* There is an additional diphthong /ɔ<span>u̯/ which is not considered phonemic due to it appearing only in ''Chlou'', the (borrowed) name of the 14th largest city of Lalt</span>īmāhia, and derived/compounded words.