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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]. | ||
*R-breaking: Anywhere after a stressed vowel, /rC/ for voiced C undergoes epenthesis to [ɾəC]. | |||
**''arm'' 'to live' = [ˈaɾəm] | |||
**''arn'' 'second (ordinal)' = [ˈaɾən] | |||
**''derv'' 'to put up with' = [ˈtɛɾəv] | |||
**''orð'' 'big' = [ˈɔɾəð] | |||
**''bwrl'' 'pine' = [ˈpuɾɤ] | |||
*R-fortition: rC > r̥C for voiceless C. | |||
**''nert'' 'spark' = [nɛr̥t] | |||
**''arca'' 'skin' = [ˈar̥kʰə] | |||
*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. | *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. | ||
====Conservative==== | ====Conservative==== | ||
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*Linking L after nasal vowels (analogous to linking R in RP) | *Linking L after nasal vowels (analogous to linking R in RP) | ||
**For example, ''gyl jew in'' 'out of the blue' is often pronounced /ko jɛu ʟ‿in/. | **For example, ''gyl jew in'' 'out of the blue' is often pronounced /ko jɛu ʟ‿in/. | ||
===Swuntsim accent=== | ===Swuntsim accent=== | ||