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