Word evolution game

Rounin Ryuuji · Post by **Rounin Ryuuji** » Sun Apr 03, 2022 9:22 pm

Glottal stops vocalise

[ɑɪ̯'ni.ɑː.u̯ɐ 'eu̯.kʌɐ 'tʃoɪ̯s]

vegfarandi · Post by **vegfarandi** » Mon Apr 04, 2022 8:52 am

Diphthongs monophtongize:

[æ'ni.ɑː.œ 'ø.kɑ 'tʃœs]

Rounin Ryuuji · Post by **Rounin Ryuuji** » Mon Apr 04, 2022 9:38 am

Vowels in hiatus collapse into diphthongs or triphthongs:

[æ'ni̯ɑːœ̯ 'ø.kɑ 'tʃœs]

vegfarandi · Post by **vegfarandi** » Mon Apr 04, 2022 12:26 pm

"When he wrote Uncut Gems" in future Californian: [æ'ni̯ɑːœ̯ 'ø.kɑ 'tʃœs].

Next:

[ˌkʰæl.ɨˈfɔɹ.njə]

Travis B. · Post by **Travis B.** » Mon Apr 04, 2022 12:33 pm

First added aspiration.

Then l-vocalization.

[ˌkʰæ.ɰɨˈfɔɹ.njə]

Rounin Ryuuji · Post by **Rounin Ryuuji** » Mon Apr 04, 2022 8:45 pm

/j/-absorption triggers palatalisation:

[ˌkʰæ.ɰɨˈfɔɹʲ.ɲə]

Travis B. · Post by **Travis B.** » Tue Apr 05, 2022 10:10 am

Vowels are lengthened except before voiceless obstruents.

[ˌkʰæː.ɰɨˈfɔːɹʲ.ɲəː]

vegfarandi · Post by **vegfarandi** » Tue Apr 05, 2022 10:47 am

Velars become palatal after front vowels.

[ˌkʰæː.jɨˈfɔːɹʲ.ɲəː]

Rounin Ryuuji · Post by **Rounin Ryuuji** » Tue Apr 05, 2022 10:16 pm

Palatalisation spreads to occur following front vowels.

[ˌcʰæː.jɨˈfɔːɹʲ.ɲəː]

Otto Kretschmer · Post by **Otto Kretschmer** » Wed Apr 06, 2022 8:16 am

[ǃ͡χɔ̃ː˦]

Rounin Ryuuji · Post by **Rounin Ryuuji** » Wed Apr 06, 2022 8:38 am

But the word we're already doing is still recognisable...

vegfarandi · Post by **vegfarandi** » Wed Apr 06, 2022 9:43 am

Let's hold that new word for a few more rounds.

Loss of rhotics in codas following long vowels.

[ˌcʰæː.jɨˈfɔː.ɲəː]

Travis B. · Post by **Travis B.** » Wed Apr 06, 2022 11:22 am

Sibilation and affrication of palatal plosives.

[ˌtɕʰæː.jɨˈfɔː.ɲəː]

vegfarandi · Post by **vegfarandi** » Wed Apr 06, 2022 1:01 pm

Breaking of [EDIT:] non-primary–stressed long vowels

[ˌtɕʰe̯ɐ.jɨˈfɔː.ɲɨ̯ɐ]

Rounin Ryuuji · Post by **Rounin Ryuuji** » Wed Apr 06, 2022 9:54 pm

Further breaking of long vowels:

[ˌtɕʰe̯ɐ.jɨˈfu̯ɛ.ɲɨ̯ɐ]

WarpedWartWars · Post by **WarpedWartWars** » Wed Apr 06, 2022 10:04 pm

Rounin Ryuuji wrote: ↑Wed Apr 06, 2022 9:54 pm [ˌtɕʰe̯ɐ.jɨˈfu̯ɛ.ɲɨ̯ɐ]

Assimilation around palatals (and almost-palatals):

[ˌcçʰe̯ɐ.jiˈfu̯ɛ.ɲiɐ]

Zju · Post by **Zju** » Thu Apr 07, 2022 1:15 pm

forition

[ˌcçʰe̯ɐ.ɟiˈfu̯ɛ.ɲiɐ]

Travis B. · Post by **Travis B.** » Thu Apr 07, 2022 2:18 pm

Monophthongization.

[ˌcçʰe.ɟiˈfu.ɲi]

WarpedWartWars · Post by **WarpedWartWars** » Thu Apr 07, 2022 2:57 pm

Travis B. wrote: ↑Thu Apr 07, 2022 2:18 pm Monophthongization.

[ˌcçʰe.ɟiˈfu.ɲi]

Stress change:

[ˈcçʰe.ɟiˌfu.ɲi]

vegfarandi · Post by **vegfarandi** » Thu Apr 07, 2022 3:14 pm

I-umlaut:

[ˈcçʰe.ɟiˌfy.ɲi]

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