Scellan/Accents: Difference between revisions
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*Especially in working-class accents, /ð/ may become [z], and /θ/ may participate in a chain shift: /θ/ > [t] and /t/ > [d]. | *Especially in working-class accents, /ð/ may become [z], and /θ/ may participate in a chain shift: /θ/ > [t] and /t/ > [d]. | ||
*For the 1st person pronoun ''naw'', the form ''no'' is preferred in colloquial speech. Due to the L-linking rule (see above), this has led to the stereotype of Sgewlans saying ''nol'' for ''naw'' among non-Sgewlans. | *For the 1st person pronoun ''naw'', the form ''no'' is preferred in colloquial speech. Due to the L-linking rule (see above), this has led to the stereotype of Sgewlans saying ''nol'' for ''naw'' among non-Sgewlans. | ||
*When not before a vowel, /r/ becomes [l]. | |||
===Sgewlan accent #2=== | ===Sgewlan accent #2=== | ||