Verse:Irta/English

Some accents of English used in Lõis.

Medh Chêl accent

• KIT = [i], FLEECE = [i:]
• DRESS = [e̞], SQUARE = [e̞:]
• TRAP = [æ], [æ:] in some words
• LOT = [ɑ], PALM = [ɑ:]
• STRUT = [ɤ], THOUGHT = [o:]
• FOOT = [u]
• GOOSE = [y:]
• GOAT = [ø̞y] / [ɶy]
• FACE = [ɛi]
• PRICE = [ɑɪ], MOUTH = [æo] (cultivated), [æø] (broad)

A rhotic accent

• KIT = [ɪ],
• DRESS = [ɛ] (but it gets raised before fricatives),
• TRAP = [a] usually, /ɔ:/ before nasals
• LOT merges with TRAP
• THOUGHT = [uə] (and some words with silent -gh are pronounced with /f/ like thought = [θuft])
• GOAT = [oə]
• FOOT = STRUT = [ɨ]
• GOOSE = [y]
• PRICE = [ei] before fricatives, [ae] otherwise
• MOUTH = [ou] before fricatives, [ɑo] otherwise
• FLEECE = Viby-i
• FACE = [iɛ]
• PALM = [a]

A non-rhotic accent

Inspired by Qenian and the Korean accent

• KIT = [ɪ]
• FLEECE = [i]
• DRESS = [e]
• FACE = [ei]
• TRAP = BATH = [ɛ]
• PALM = LOT = THOUGHT = [a]
• FOOT = STRUT = [ɔ]
• GOAT = [o]
• GOOSE = [u]
• PRICE = [ai]
• MOUTH = [au]
• CHOICE = [ɔi]
• /r/ = [ɰ]
• commA = [ɜ]
• happY = [i]
• lettER = [ɨ̞]
• START = [aɨ̞]
• NEAR = [iɨ̞]
• SQUARE = [ɛɨ̞]
• NURSE = [ɨ̞]
• NORTH = FORCE = [ɔɨ̞]
• POOR = [uɨ̞]

L-RP

1940s Transatlantic + California vowel shift

Non-rhotic with linking R.

• KIT = ɪ~ɪ̈
• DRESS = ɛ̞
• TRAP = a̟
• BATH = ɑ
• FOOT = ɘ
• STRUT = ɜ̟~ɐ
• LOT = CLOTH = ɔ
• THOUGHT = ɔː
• FLEECE = iː
• FACE = eɪ
• PRICE = aɪ
• GOOSE = yː; uː before /l/
• GOAT = əʊ; oʊ before /l/
• MOUTH = aʊ
• NEAR = ɪə(r)
• SQUARE = ɛə(r)
• NURSE = əː(r)
• START = PALM = ɑː(r)
• NORTH = FORCE = POOR = oə(r)
• CURE = joə(r)~jəː(r)
• lettER = commA = ə(r)
• happY = i

MERGERS: orange as in RP.

Horse-hoarse merger.

Mary-merry-marry distinction

Mirror-nearer distinction

Hurry-furry distinction

No mergers before /l/

wine-whine merger optional.