Word evolution game

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Re: Word evolution game

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Rounin Ryuuji wrote: Sat Mar 05, 2022 1:08 pm [sj] > [ɕ] (also corrected some part of the transcription):

[ˈɕʊw.pʰə ˈkʰæ.lə ˈfɹæ.d͡ʒə.ˌlɪst.ɪk ˈɛks.pij ˈælɪ ˈdəʊ̯.ʃəs]
It wasn't supposed to be accurate, just varied, to see what would happen.
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Apocope - as a result new word-final aspirated plosives lose aspiration.

[ˈɕʏɥb ˈkʰæl ˈfɹæ.d͡ʒɪ.lɪst ˈɛksp ˈæl ˈdəʊ̯ʒ]
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[æ] > [ja]

[ˈɕʏɥb ˈkʰjal ˈfɹja.d͡ʒɪ.lɪst ˈɛksp ˈjal ˈdəʊ̯ʒ]
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[s] + voiceless plosive becomes a voiceless fricative.

[ˈɕʏɥb ˈkʰjal ˈfɹja.d͡ʒɪ.lɪθ ˈɛkɸ ˈjal ˈdəʊ̯ʒ]
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Laterals vocalize to ʊ̯ syllable-finally

[ˈɕʏɥb ˈkʰjaʊ̯ ˈfɹja.d͡ʒɪ.lɪθ ˈɛkɸ ˈjaʊ̯ ˈdəʊ̯ʒ]
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[ɹ] deleted before [j]

[ˈɕʏɥb ˈkʰjaʊ̯ ˈfja.d͡ʒɪ.lɪθ ˈɛkɸ ˈjaʊ̯ ˈdəʊ̯ʒ]
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Absorption of [j] triggers palatalisation:

[ˈɕʏɥb ˈcʰjaʊ̯ ˈçja.d͡ʒɪ.lɪθ ˈɛkɸ ˈjaʊ̯ ˈdəʊ̯ʒ]
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Rounin Ryuuji wrote: Mon Mar 07, 2022 7:33 pm Absorption of [j] triggers palatalisation:

[ˈɕʏɥb ˈcʰjaʊ̯ ˈçja.d͡ʒɪ.lɪθ ˈɛkɸ ˈjaʊ̯ ˈdəʊ̯ʒ]
Palatals and Affricates fortite and front to plain alveolar stops

[ˈɕʏɥb ˈtʰjaʊ̯ ˈçja.dɪ.lɪθ ˈɛkɸ ˈjaʊ̯ ˈdəʊ̯ʒ]
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[əʊ̯ aʊ̯] merge to [o]

[ˈɕʏɥb ˈtʰjo ˈçja.dɪ.lɪθ ˈɛkɸ ˈjo ˈdoʒ]
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Non-sibilant fricatives stop.

[ˈɕʏɥb ˈtʰjo ˈcja.dɪ.lɪt̪ ˈɛkp ˈjo ˈdoʒ]
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[ʏɥ] > [y]

[ˈɕyb ˈtʰjo ˈcja.dɪ.lɪt̪ ˈɛkp ˈjo ˈdoʒ]
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Vowels not followed by a voiceless obstruent become long.

[ˈɕyːb ˈtʰjo ˈcjaː.dɪː.lɪt̪ ˈɛkp ˈjoː ˈdoːʒ]
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T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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[tʰj cj] > [tɕʰ]

[ˈɕyːb ˈtɕʰo ˈtɕʰaː.dɪː.lɪt̪ ˈɛkp ˈjoː ˈdoːʒ]
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Final devoicing.

[ˈɕyːp ˈtɕʰo ˈtɕʰaː.dɪː.lɪt̪ ˈɛkp ˈjoː ˈdoːʃ]
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T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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Palatals become postalveolar except before front vowels:

[ˈɕyːp ˈtʃʰo ˈtʃʰaː.dɪː.lɪt̪ ˈɛkp ˈjoː ˈdoːʃ]
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[kp] > [xp]

[ˈɕyːp ˈtʃʰo ˈtʃʰaː.dɪː.lɪt̪ ˈɛxp ˈjoː ˈdoːʃ]
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Non-low long vowels become centralizing diphthongs.

[ˈɕyəp ˈtʃʰo ˈtʃʰaː.dɪə.lɪt̪ ˈɛxp ˈjoə ˈdoəʃ]
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T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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Resyllabification:

[ˈɕyəp ˈtʃʰo ˈtʃʰaː.dɪə.lɪt̪ ˈɛx pjoə ˈdoəʃ]
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Rounin Ryuuji wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 10:17 pm Resyllabification:

[ˈɕyəp ˈtʃʰo ˈtʃʰaː.dɪə.lɪt̪ ˈɛx pjoə ˈdoəʃ]
Deaffrication

[ˈɕyəp ˈʃʰo ˈʃʰaː.dɪə.lɪt̪ ˈɛx pjoə ˈdoəʃ]
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[ɕ] > [ç]

[ˈçyəp ˈʃʰo ˈʃʰaː.dɪə.lɪt̪ ˈɛx pjoə ˈdoəʃ]
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