• Lvxferre@mander.xyzM
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    6 months ago

    A few things that caught my attention in this:

    • GoodTimesWithScar’s /æ/-tensing. The phenomenon is messy, as it depends on the dialect and the phonetic environment of the vowel, but before /n/ most speakers of North American dialects would realise /æ/ like he did, [ɛə̯]. Another example of the same phenomenon would be Etho, who’s from Canada.
    • GoodTimesWithScar’s regressive nasalisation. The video transcribes it accurately as ranging from the start of the diphthong, not just near the end; that hints that, at least in his dialect, vowel nasalisation is already phonologised.
    • MumboJumbo’s [h]. I think that he’s being cheeky and playing with how others pronounce the word; do note however that /æ/-tensing is not common in the UK, where he’s from.