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=== Phonotactics & Syllables === | === Phonotactics & Syllables === | ||
==== Syllabic Structure ==== | |||
The permissible syllable structures in Moon Draconic is '''(C)V(C)''', means a syllable may consist of: | The permissible syllable structures in Moon Draconic is '''(C)V(C)''', means a syllable may consist of: | ||
* CV: Consonant followed by a vowel. | * CV: Consonant followed by a vowel. | ||
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* VV: Two consecutive vowels, meaning that there are no hiatus nor diphtongs in Moon Draconic. | * VV: Two consecutive vowels, meaning that there are no hiatus nor diphtongs in Moon Draconic. | ||
The onset | The onset in Moon Draconic syllables can be branched, but it is very restritive, this situation only happens when a plosive or the labiodental fricatives ({{IPA|/f/}}, {{IPA|/v/}}) are followed by the alveolar tap ({{IPA|/ɾ/}}). | ||
Codas in Moon Draconic cannot be branched and only a few set of consonants can fullfil the spot of coda: | |||
* The two palatal fricatives: {{IPA|/ʃ/}}, {{IPA|/ʒ/}} | |||
* The labio-velar approximant: {{IPA|/w/}} | |||
* The alveolar lateral approximant: {{IPA|/l/}} | |||
* The alveolar tap: {{IPA|/ɾ/}} | |||
==== Stress ==== | |||
Stress in Moon Draconic is fixed and generally falls on the last syllable of a word. In cases when the word has its last syllable with coda, the stress moves to the penultimate syllable. | |||
==== Phonological Rules ==== | |||
Moon Draconic also has several phonological rules that affect the pronunciation of certain sounds based on their position within a word or in relation to neighboring sound: this include Allophonic Variations and Vowel Shifts with Stress. | |||
</br>'''Allophonic Variation:''' | |||
* {{IPA|[l]}} → {{IPA|[ɫ]}}: The lateral {{IPA|/l/}} becomes velarized {{IPA|[ɫ]}} when it occurs in the coda position. | |||
*{{IPA|[ʃ]}} → {{IPA|[s]}}: The voiceless postalveolar fricative {{IPA|/ʃ/}} changes to the voiceless alveolar fricative {{IPA|[s]}} if it is in the coda position and the following word starts with a vowel or a voiceless consonant. | |||
*{{IPA|[ʒ]}} → {{IPA|[z]}}: The voiced postalveolar fricative {{IPA|/ʒ/}} changes to the voiced alveolar fricative {{IPA|[z]}} if it is in the coda position and the following word starts with a vowel or a voiced consonant. | |||
*{{IPA|[ɾ]}} → {{IPA|[ʀ~ʁ]}}: The alveolar tap {{IPA|/ɾ/}} becomes a uvular trill or fricative {{IPA|[ʀ~ʁ]}} when it occurs in the onset position and is the first syllable of the word. | |||
</br>'''Vowel Shifts with Stress''' | |||
/ɐ/ → /a/: /ɐ/ shifts to /a/ when stressed. | |||
/e/ → /ɛ/: /e/ shifts to /ɛ/ when stressed. | |||
/o/ → /ɔ/: /o/ shifts to /ɔ/ when stressed. | |||
=== Orthography === | === Orthography === | ||