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Philly + Boston; should inspire Shalaian and Netagin. It is meant to be RP in ways that the Pacific accent is not. Intonation is similar to American. | Philly + Boston; should inspire Shalaian and Netagin. It is meant to be RP in ways that the Pacific 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'; th-stopping to [t̪] and [d̪] | *-ing becomes -in' in broad accents; th-stopping to [t̪] and [d̪] | ||
*(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 | ||
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*/iːg/ > /ɪg/, /eɪg/ > /ɛg/ in many words | */iːg/ > /ɪg/, /eɪg/ > /ɛg/ in many words | ||
*/θ ð/ are commonly [t̪ d̪]. | */θ ð/ are commonly [t̪ d̪]. | ||
*"aunt" and "can't" use /a:/ | *"aunt" and "can't" use /a:/. | ||
*wine-whine merger absent | *wine-whine merger absent | ||
*CLOTH = LOT, not THOUGHT | *CLOTH = LOT, not THOUGHT | ||