Marsian Evolution
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How Marsian evolved from Texan English
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2. Marsian Evolution
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DIPHTHONG LOSS
/a͡ɪ/ (as in lie) becomes /a:/
/e͡ɪ/ (as in face) becomes /ɛ:/
/o͡ɪ/ (as in toy) becomes /ɔ:/
INTERVOCALIC FLAPPING
/t/ & /d/ become /ɾ/ between vowels
COT CAUGHT MERGER
/ɔ/ becomes /ɑ/
CODA SYMPLIFICATION
/ld/ becomes /l/
/nd/ becomes /n/
UNSTRESSED VOWEL LOSS
Vowels are often lost before or after stressed syllables, though not always (
DENTAL FRICATIVE LOSS
/θ/ becomes /t/
/ð/ becomes /d/
PALATAL FRICATIVE GAIN
/hj/ becomes /ç/
THE FIGHT FOUGHT MERGER
/a/ becomes /ɑ/
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