Scellan/Accents: Difference between revisions

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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 nasal vowels with other vowels

*''l'' is normatively pronounced [ɴ̆] before a vowel.

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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. It is the closest thing to a "posh" accent in the Skellan-speaking world; today it is mainly used in media, mainly for 'elevated' sci-fi or fantasy characters such as gods, kings, or superintelligent beings.

~~L-colored~~ vowels are realized as pharyngealized vowels (no nasalization).

Nnasalasal vowels are realized as pharyngealized vowels (no nasalization).

Monophthongs are long in open syllables and short in closed syllables.

===Low Cøøvean===

*~~L-colored~~ vowels are realized as vowels with an [ɐ̯] offglide, like German R-colored vowels.

*nasal vowels are realized as vowels with an [ɐ̯] offglide, like German R-colored vowels.

*/ɛi/ is pronounced [ɪi] when followed by a consonant and [ɛi] otherwise.

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 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 nasal vowels with other vowels
 *''l'' is normatively pronounced [ɴ̆] before a vowel.
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 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. It is the closest thing to a "posh" accent in the Skellan-speaking world; today it is mainly used in media, mainly for 'elevated' sci-fi or fantasy characters such as gods, kings, or superintelligent beings.
-L-colored vowels are realized as pharyngealized vowels (no nasalization).
+Nnasalasal vowels are realized as pharyngealized vowels (no nasalization).
 Monophthongs are long in open syllables and short in closed syllables.
 ===Low Cøøvean===
-*L-colored vowels are realized as vowels with an [ɐ̯] offglide, like German R-colored vowels.
+*nasal vowels are realized as vowels with an [ɐ̯] offglide, like German R-colored vowels.
 */ɛi/ is pronounced [ɪi] when followed by a consonant and [ɛi] otherwise.