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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 lambdic accents: nasal vowel mergers so that the total number of nasal vowels is less than | *In lambdic 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 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 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] | ||