Re: Conlang Christmas

Henrik Theiling skrev:
 > Hi!
 >
 > Benct Philip Jonsson writes:
 >> ...
 >>  - /i:/ -> [z\=:e)] (or [z=:e)], since I'm bidialectal).
 >>  - /y:/ -> [z\_O=:2)] or [z_O=:2)]
 >>  - /e:/ -> [e:E)]
 >>  - /2:/ -> [2:3\)]
 >>  - /E:/ -> [E:&)] or [E:e)]
 >>  - /a:/ -> [a:&] or [&:E)]
 >>  - /3\:/ -> [3\:6)]
 >>  - /A:/ -> [Q:6)]
 >>  - /o:/ -> [o_o:3\)]
 >>  - /u:/ -> [u:U\)] or [u:8)] or even [uB_o8)], still
 >>    somehow only one syllable!
 >>  - /u\:/ -> [8_+_w:3\)] or even [8_+_wB_o3\)], also still
 >>    one syllable.
 >
 > Interesting. Indeed, the Swedish vowels I heard sound very
 > different from German, too, and I did have the same
 > impression that they are slightly diphthongised.

Yes most Swedish dialects diphthongize some or all long
vowels. The exact way differs though. The way Scanian
(Skånska) does it is very different, reminiscent of what
Icelandic, Faroese, Gutnish (Gotländska) and Ostrobothnian
(Österbotniska) did with primary long vowels, e.g. /a:/ >
/au)/, /e:/ > /ei)/, /E:/ > /ai)/, /y:/ > /ui)/.
Further north various kinds of centering/laxing diphthongs
are the rule, and most people aren't aware of it.  Scanians
are very aware of their diphthongs.

/BP 8^)>
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Benct Philip Jonsson -- melroch atte melroch dotte se
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