Word evolution game

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Otto Kretschmer wrote: Sun Feb 20, 2022 8:23 am [ʃu:'jei]
"conlanging" to "shuyay". That's quite a big change.
Rounin Ryuuji wrote: Sun Feb 20, 2022 2:11 pm [aɪ̯ eɪ̯] > [eː]

[juˌneːɾɪ̈d ˈsteːts]
Word-initial [st] > [est]

[juˌneːɾɪ̈d ˈesteːts]
tɑ tɑ tɑ tɑ θiθɾ eɾloθ tɑ moew θerts olɑrk siθe
of of of of death abyss of moew kingdom sand witch-PLURAL
The witches of the desert of the kingdom of Moew of the Abyss of Death

tɑ toɾose koɾot tsɑx
of apple-PLURAL magic cold
cold magic of apples
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Re: Word evolution game

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[jyˌneːɾɪ̈d ˈesteːts]
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Rounin Ryuuji wrote: Sun Feb 20, 2022 8:37 pm [jyˌneːɾɪ̈d ˈesteːts]
[jyˌneːɾɪ̈d ˈeɬeːɬ]
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Re: Word evolution game

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[jyˌneːɾɪ̈t ˈeɬeːɬ]
(Devoicing of final plosives)
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[ɬ] > [ʃ]

[jyˌneːɾɪ̈t ˈeʃeːʃ]
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Re: Word evolution game

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jyˌneːɾɪ̈ʘ ˈeʃeːǁ]
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[jyˌɾeːlɪ̈ʘ ˈereːǁ]
/j/ <j>

Ɂaləɂahina asəkipaɂə ileku omkiroro salka.
Loɂ ɂerleku asəɂulŋusikraɂə seləɂahina əɂətlahɂun əiŋɂiɂŋa.
Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ.
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Re: Word evolution game

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[jyˌɾeːlɪ̈ ˈereː]
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Re: Word evolution game

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Rounin Ryuuji wrote: Mon Feb 21, 2022 4:46 pm [jyˌɾeːlɪ̈ ˈereː]
Laxed vowels:

[jʏˌɾɛːlɪ̈ ˈɛrɛː]
tɑ tɑ tɑ tɑ θiθɾ eɾloθ tɑ moew θerts olɑrk siθe
of of of of death abyss of moew kingdom sand witch-PLURAL
The witches of the desert of the kingdom of Moew of the Abyss of Death

tɑ toɾose koɾot tsɑx
of apple-PLURAL magic cold
cold magic of apples
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WarpedWartWars wrote: Mon Feb 21, 2022 4:55 pm Laxed vowels:

[jʏˌɾɛːlɪ̈ ˈɛrɛː]
Lengthening and tensing of stressed vowels:

[jʏˌɾeːlɪ̈ ˈeːrɛː]
Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka ha wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate ha eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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Travis B. wrote: Mon Feb 21, 2022 5:22 pm Lengthening and tensing of stressed vowels:

[jʏˌɾeːlɪ̈ ˈeːrɛː]
"Fixing" of previously long vowels not getting lengthened in stressed syllables, due to people seeing older texts with long vowels there and pronouncing them even longer:

[jʏˌɾeːˑlɪ̈ ˈeːrɛː]
tɑ tɑ tɑ tɑ θiθɾ eɾloθ tɑ moew θerts olɑrk siθe
of of of of death abyss of moew kingdom sand witch-PLURAL
The witches of the desert of the kingdom of Moew of the Abyss of Death

tɑ toɾose koɾot tsɑx
of apple-PLURAL magic cold
cold magic of apples
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Great vowel shift

[jʏˌɾiːˑlɪ̈ ˈiːriː]
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thethief3 wrote: Mon Feb 21, 2022 6:17 pm Great vowel shift

[jʏˌɾiːˑlɪ̈ ˈiːriː]
Lowering and shortening of unstressed vowels:

[jøˌɾiːˑləˈiːre]
Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka ha wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate ha eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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Re: Word evolution game

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[jøˌɾiːˑləˈiːrə]
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Re: Word evolution game

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[ə] > [ɐ]


[jøˌɾiːˑlɐˈiːrɐ]
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Rounin Ryuuji wrote: Mon Feb 21, 2022 8:46 pm [ə] > [ɐ]


[jøˌɾiːˑlɐˈiːrɐ]
Taps become stops in all positions

[jøˌdiːˑlɐˈiːrɐ]
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Re: Word evolution game

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[jøˌdɐj.lɐˈɐjrɐ]

[iː] > [ɐj]
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Rounin Ryuuji wrote: Mon Feb 21, 2022 9:06 pm [jøˌdɐj.lɐˈɐjrɐ]

[iː] > [ɐj]
Laxing of vowels:

[jəˌdəj.ləˈəjrə]
tɑ tɑ tɑ tɑ θiθɾ eɾloθ tɑ moew θerts olɑrk siθe
of of of of death abyss of moew kingdom sand witch-PLURAL
The witches of the desert of the kingdom of Moew of the Abyss of Death

tɑ toɾose koɾot tsɑx
of apple-PLURAL magic cold
cold magic of apples
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[ə] shifts based on its environment: [əj] > [e], [jə] > [i], [ə] > [a].

[iˌde.laˈera]
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Quite a change!

/ˈθiu̯.ðis.kɑz/
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