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*"R-breaking": certain /rC/ clusters epenthesize to /rəC/. Most accents have this feature to some degree. | *"R-breaking": certain /rC/ clusters epenthesize to /rəC/. Most accents have this feature to some degree. | ||
*long vowels for nasal vowels | *long vowels for nasal vowels | ||
*In | *In nasal accents: nasal vowel mergers so that the total number of nasal vowels is less than 10. The first victims tend to be the back nasal vowels /ũ õ ɔ̃/ (which often merge into two vowels) and the front rounded nasal vowels /ỹ ø̃ œ̃/ (which often merge into their unrounded counterparts /ĩ ẽ ɛ̃/). | ||
*Some dialects such as older Eetøøm retain the conservative pronounciation of ''y'' as [ɨ] in some environments. Backed realizations of stressed ''y'', such as [ʌ], [ɤ] or [ʊ], is a special feature of some accents. | *Some dialects such as older Eetøøm retain the conservative pronounciation of ''y'' as [ɨ] in some environments. Backed realizations of stressed ''y'', such as [ʌ], [ɤ] or [ʊ], is a special feature of some accents. | ||
*Pronouncing ''n'' before V as [l] | *Pronouncing ''n'' before V as [l] | ||
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**/θ ð/ may be realized as "slit fricatives" [θ̠ ð̠~ɹ]. In dialects that do this, /ð/ before a vowel tends to become [ʋ]. | **/θ ð/ may be realized as "slit fricatives" [θ̠ ð̠~ɹ]. In dialects that do this, /ð/ before a vowel tends to become [ʋ]. | ||
*/t/-glottalization | */t/-glottalization | ||
*Allophonic vowel length or tensing, especially in non- | *Allophonic vowel length or tensing, especially in non-nasal accents | ||
**Vowels may lengthen in open syllables, before voiced consonants, or before front fricatives /f v θ ð s z/. | **Vowels may lengthen in open syllables, before voiced consonants, or before front fricatives /f v θ ð s z/. | ||
TODO: Some accents might merge /œ/ and /ə/ | TODO: Some accents might merge /œ/ and /ə/ | ||
==Skellan accents== | ==Skellan accents== | ||
===''Eetøøm'' pronunciation=== | ===''Eetøøm'' pronunciation=== | ||
The so-called ''Eetøøm'' Skellan (''eetøøm'' being an old word for 'standard') accent is the most well-known of the non- | The so-called ''Eetøøm'' Skellan (''eetøøm'' being an old word for 'standard') accent is the most well-known of the non-nasal accents. ''Eetøøm'' pronunciation is based on the middle class accent of the capital Alcve after the industrial revolution. It is characterized by having a vowel length distinction instead of nasal vowels. It is the default accent used in newscasting in Skella. | ||
TODO: merge some L-colored vowels with other vowels | TODO: merge some L-colored vowels with other vowels | ||
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*''l'' is normatively pronounced [ɴ̆] before a vowel. | *''l'' is normatively pronounced [ɴ̆] before a vowel. | ||
*Short vowels: /i y ə u ɛ œ a ɔ/ = [i y ə u e ø a o] (/y œ/ are more front than in General Fyxoomian) | *Short vowels: /i y ə u ɛ œ a ɔ/ = [i y ə u e ø a o] (/y œ/ are more front than in General Fyxoomian) | ||
* | *nasal vowels: /ĩ ỹ ũ ẽ ø̃ ə̃ õ ɛ̃ ã ɔ̃/ = [iɤ yɤ uɤ ɛjɤ œyɤ ɔwɤ æɤ aɤ oɤ]~[yː ʉ̠ː uː ɛu ɞː ɔu ɔu œː ɑː oː] | ||
*Diphthongs: /ai ui au ɛu iu ɛɪ œy ɔu iə yə uə/ = [aə ui au ɛu iu ɛɪ œy ɔu iə yə uə] | *Diphthongs: /ai ui au ɛu iu ɛɪ œy ɔu iə yə uə/ = [aə ui au ɛu iu ɛɪ œy ɔu iə yə uə] | ||
*Unstressed /ə̃/ is traditionally pronounced [ɤ], however in Modern Eetøøm it merges with /ɔ/. | *Unstressed /ə̃/ is traditionally pronounced [ɤ], however in Modern Eetøøm it merges with /ɔ/. | ||
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*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 ( | ===Skellan accent #3 (nasal)=== | ||
øø = /ɔy/ | øø = /ɔy/ | ||
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Need more special features - do something with consonants maybe | Need more special features - do something with consonants maybe | ||
===Organically non- | ===Organically non-nasal accent=== | ||
*There is no linking L, unlike in Eetøøm-derived accents. | *There is no linking L, unlike in Eetøøm-derived accents. | ||
**wl~ool~ol [õˁ~ɔ̃ˁ] > [oː] | **wl~ool~ol [õˁ~ɔ̃ˁ] > [oː] | ||
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==Other Cualuavian accents== | ==Other Cualuavian accents== | ||
==Þrwhas== | ==Þrwhas== | ||
Non- | Non-nasal like Eetøøm, but no linking L | ||
r, rr = American r, sje? | r, rr = American r, sje? | ||