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A time-traveler English timeline; English is an Indo-European language that is essentially the same as ours but originated from a fictional, non-Germanic branch of IE. (premise inspired by Verse:Lõis/English)

Accents

A-Standard English

A kind of "Transatlantic accent", inspired by Californian + Philly + Modern RP/Estuary. In continuum with a Philly-like accent.

Vowels

• orange = [ɒɹɪndʒ~ɔɹɪndʒ]
• Mary [mɛəɹi] ≈ merry [mɛɹi] ≠ marry [maɹi]
• Mirror-nearer distinction
• Hurry-furry distinction
• No mergers before /l/
• egg rhymes with vague

Consonants

• L is light [l] before vowels and dark [ɫ] otherwise, as in RP.
  • wholly-holy split.
• Glottal reinforcement before voiceless stops.
• /p t k/ are aspirated after stressed syllables as in RP.
• wine-whine merger optional.
• /r/ may be [ʋ] between vowels.