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*Uvular R; /r/ is realized as [ʀ] or [ʁ], while /ʟ/ is a uvular nasal flap. | *Uvular R; /r/ is realized as [ʀ] or [ʁ], while /ʟ/ is a uvular nasal flap. | ||
TODO: Some accents might merge /œ/ and /ə/ | TODO: Some accents might merge /œ/ and /ə/ | ||
== | ==Skellan accents== | ||
===''Eetøøm'' pronunciation=== | ===''Eetøøm'' pronunciation=== | ||
The so-called ''Eetøøm'' | The so-called ''Eetøøm'' Skellan (''eetøøm'' being an old word for 'standard') accent is the most well-known of the non-lambdic accents. ''Eetøøm'' pronunciation is based on the middle and upper middle class accent of the capital Alcve after the industrial revolution. It is characterized by having a vowel length distinction instead of nasal vowels. Though non-Skellans often fetishize the accent, Skellans view it as extremely posh and use it almost exclusively in formal speeches, acting, and classical singing, and prefer to use their native accents. | ||
TODO: merge some L-colored vowels with other vowels | TODO: merge some L-colored vowels with other vowels | ||
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===Contemporary Alcvean=== | ===Contemporary Alcvean=== | ||
The contemporary accent of Alcve, the capital of | The contemporary accent of Alcve, the capital of Skella. | ||
*''cl'' is pronounced as if it was ''cŋ''. | *''cl'' is pronounced as if it was ''cŋ''. | ||
*/ai au/ = [æː ɑʊ] | */ai au/ = [æː ɑʊ] | ||
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*/ui/ = [oi] or even lower [oe] or [ɔe] | */ui/ = [oi] or even lower [oe] or [ɔe] | ||
*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 | *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 Skellans saying ''nol'' for ''naw'' among non-Skellans. | ||
*When not before a vowel, /r/ becomes [l]. | *When not before a vowel, /r/ becomes [l]. | ||
=== | ===Skellan accent #2=== | ||
*/ĩ ỹ ũ ẽ ø̃ ə̃ õ ɛ̃ ã ɔ̃/ are realized as [eː øː oː ɛː œː oː oː ɛː ɑɔ~ɑː ɔː] (more conservatively, /ĩ ỹ ũ/ are [ɪː ʏː ʊː]) | */ĩ ỹ ũ ẽ ø̃ ə̃ õ ɛ̃ ã ɔ̃/ are realized as [eː øː oː ɛː œː oː oː ɛː ɑɔ~ɑː ɔː] (more conservatively, /ĩ ỹ ũ/ are [ɪː ʏː ʊː]) | ||
*ai wi aw ew iw ee øø oo = /aiː yiː auː ɛuː iuː ɛiː œyː ɔuː/ | *ai wi aw ew iw ee øø oo = /aiː yiː auː ɛuː iuː ɛiː œyː ɔuː/ | ||
=== | ===Skellan accent #3 (lambdic)=== | ||
øø = /ɔy/ | øø = /ɔy/ | ||
=== | ===Skellan accent #4 (conservative)=== | ||
*''ee øø oo'' are all monophthongs: [e: ø: o:] | *''ee øø oo'' are all monophthongs: [e: ø: o:] | ||
*/ç/ and /h/ before plosives = [x] | */ç/ and /h/ before plosives = [x] | ||
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Stereotypes (while it was current): cultured, highbrow intellectuals, affluent | Stereotypes (while it was current): cultured, highbrow intellectuals, affluent | ||
High Cøøvean is an obsolete Fyxoomian accent. It was like a "Transatlantic" accent, in that it was a compromise between Fyxoomian and | High Cøøvean is an obsolete Fyxoomian accent. It was like a "Transatlantic" accent, in that it was a compromise between Fyxoomian and Skellan standard accents. | ||
L-colored vowels are realized as pharyngealized vowels (no nasalization)? | L-colored vowels are realized as pharyngealized vowels (no nasalization)? | ||