Czecklish phonology: Difference between revisions

The vowels /ɨ/ and /i/ have largely complementary distribution. Either vowel may follow a peripheral (labial or velar) consonant. Elsewhere, however, /i/ is usually restricted to syllable-initial position and positions after palatal consonants, while /ɨ/ cannot appear in those positions. The close vowel /i/ appears outside its usual positions in some foreign-derived words. The vowels /ɨ/ and /i/ are considered to rhyme in Czecklish poetry out of tradition, as in the past /ɨ/ was closer to [ɪ], which is acoustically similar to [i].