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====Quasi-Philly==== | |||
It's a non-rhotic version of the Philly accent. | |||
''Reinforcement'' occurs for certain vowels or diphthongs before consonants: | |||
*The nucleus is shortened. | *The nucleus is shortened. | ||
*When the consonant is a resonant, the offglide is lengthened: ''fame'' [fɪiːm] | *When the consonant is a resonant, the offglide is lengthened: ''fame'' [fɪiːm] | ||
*When the consonant is NOT a resonant, the consonant is lengthened: ''face'' [fɪjsː] | *When the consonant is NOT a resonant, the consonant is lengthened: ''face'' [fɪjsː] | ||
/θ ð/ are commonly [t̪ d̪]. | |||
====L-Standard English==== | ====L-Standard English==== | ||
Californian + Modern RP/Estuary. Rhoticity in idiolectal or free variation. | Californian + Modern RP/Estuary. Rhoticity in idiolectal or free variation. | ||