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Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 9:22 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Glottal stops vocalise
[ɑɪ̯'ni.ɑː.u̯ɐ 'eu̯.kʌɐ 'tʃoɪ̯s]
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2022 8:52 am
by vegfarandi
Diphthongs monophtongize:
[æ'ni.ɑː.œ 'ø.kɑ 'tʃœs]
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2022 9:38 am
by Rounin Ryuuji
Vowels in hiatus collapse into diphthongs or triphthongs:
[æ'ni̯ɑːœ̯ 'ø.kɑ 'tʃœs]
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2022 12:26 pm
by vegfarandi
"When he wrote Uncut Gems" in future Californian: [æ'ni̯ɑːœ̯ 'ø.kɑ 'tʃœs].
Next:
[ˌkʰæl.ɨˈfɔɹ.njə]
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2022 12:33 pm
by Travis B.
First added aspiration.
Then l-vocalization.
[ˌkʰæ.ɰɨˈfɔɹ.njə]
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2022 8:45 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
/j/-absorption triggers palatalisation:
[ˌkʰæ.ɰɨˈfɔɹʲ.ɲə]
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2022 10:10 am
by Travis B.
Vowels are lengthened except before voiceless obstruents.
[ˌkʰæː.ɰɨˈfɔːɹʲ.ɲəː]
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2022 10:47 am
by vegfarandi
Velars become palatal after front vowels.
[ˌkʰæː.jɨˈfɔːɹʲ.ɲəː]
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2022 10:16 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Palatalisation spreads to occur following front vowels.
[ˌcʰæː.jɨˈfɔːɹʲ.ɲəː]
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2022 8:16 am
by Otto Kretschmer
[ǃ͡χɔ̃ː˦]
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2022 8:38 am
by Rounin Ryuuji
But the word we're already doing is still recognisable...
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2022 9:43 am
by vegfarandi
Let's hold that new word for a few more rounds.
Loss of rhotics in codas following long vowels.
[ˌcʰæː.jɨˈfɔː.ɲəː]
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2022 11:22 am
by Travis B.
Sibilation and affrication of palatal plosives.
[ˌtɕʰæː.jɨˈfɔː.ɲəː]
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2022 1:01 pm
by vegfarandi
Breaking of [EDIT:] non-primary–stressed long vowels
[ˌtɕʰe̯ɐ.jɨˈfɔː.ɲɨ̯ɐ]
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2022 9:54 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Further breaking of long vowels:
[ˌtɕʰe̯ɐ.jɨˈfu̯ɛ.ɲɨ̯ɐ]
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2022 10:04 pm
by WarpedWartWars
Assimilation around palatals (and almost-palatals):
[ˌcçʰe̯ɐ.jiˈfu̯ɛ.ɲiɐ]
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2022 1:15 pm
by Zju
forition
[ˌcçʰe̯ɐ.ɟiˈfu̯ɛ.ɲiɐ]
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2022 2:18 pm
by Travis B.
Monophthongization.
[ˌcçʰe.ɟiˈfu.ɲi]
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2022 2:57 pm
by WarpedWartWars
Travis B. wrote: ↑Thu Apr 07, 2022 2:18 pm
Monophthongization.
[ˌcçʰe.ɟiˈfu.ɲi]
Stress change:
[ˈcçʰe.ɟiˌfu.ɲi]
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2022 3:14 pm
by vegfarandi
I-umlaut:
[ˈcçʰe.ɟiˌfy.ɲi]