User:Thadh/Babel

Russian
Russian is my first language, and the language of my family. I speak a form of the.

Pronunciation
Some characteristics of my pronunciation:


 * Indinstinction of unstressed <е>, nonfinal <и> and <я>:
 * Distinction of final and nonfinal unstressed <и>:
 * Realisation of <щ> (and <сч>) and <ч> as [ʃ] and [t͡ʃ] respectively
 * Occasional prelabialisation of /o/:
 * Realisation of <ё> following <щ> or <ч> as [o]
 * Free variation of [r] ~ [ɾ] on various occasions
 * Realisation of <щ> (and <сч>) and <ч> as [ʃ] and [t͡ʃ] respectively
 * Occasional prelabialisation of /o/:
 * Realisation of <ё> following <щ> or <ч> as [o]
 * Free variation of [r] ~ [ɾ] on various occasions
 * Realisation of <ё> following <щ> or <ч> as [o]
 * Free variation of [r] ~ [ɾ] on various occasions
 * Free variation of [r] ~ [ɾ] on various occasions
 * Free variation of [r] ~ [ɾ] on various occasions

Dutch
Dutch is my second language, learned around or even before my fourth year. I speak a form of the, influenced a little by my Russian.

Pronunciation
Some characteristics of my pronunciation:
 * Realisation of both /x/ and /ɣ/ as [χ]:
 * Realisation of non-final /r/ as [ɾ] ~ [r] (as opposed to the more common [ʁ]):
 * Realisation of final /r/ as [ɻ]:
 * Realisation of final (dark) /l/ as [ɤ̯]:
 * Occasional variation of [χ] ~ [x] before /u/:
 * Realisation of /ɛi̯/ as [æi̯]:
 * Realisation of /v/ as a retracted [f]:
 * Realisation of /œy̯/ as [æy̯] except before final /r/, /l/, where it is [ɛ]:
 * sometimes a bit more open, up to to avoid confusion with
 * Realisation of /eː/ as the diphthong [eɪ̯] except before final /r/, /l/:
 * Realisation of /oː/ as the diphthong [ou̯] except before final /r/, /l/:
 * Realisation of /ɑu̯/ as very open [au̯]:
 * Occasional variation of [χ] ~ [x] before /u/:
 * Realisation of /ɛi̯/ as [æi̯]:
 * Realisation of /v/ as a retracted [f]:
 * Realisation of /œy̯/ as [æy̯] except before final /r/, /l/, where it is [ɛ]:
 * sometimes a bit more open, up to to avoid confusion with
 * Realisation of /eː/ as the diphthong [eɪ̯] except before final /r/, /l/:
 * Realisation of /oː/ as the diphthong [ou̯] except before final /r/, /l/:
 * Realisation of /ɑu̯/ as very open [au̯]:
 * Realisation of /œy̯/ as [æy̯] except before final /r/, /l/, where it is [ɛ]:
 * sometimes a bit more open, up to to avoid confusion with
 * Realisation of /eː/ as the diphthong [eɪ̯] except before final /r/, /l/:
 * Realisation of /oː/ as the diphthong [ou̯] except before final /r/, /l/:
 * Realisation of /ɑu̯/ as very open [au̯]:
 * Realisation of /eː/ as the diphthong [eɪ̯] except before final /r/, /l/:
 * Realisation of /oː/ as the diphthong [ou̯] except before final /r/, /l/:
 * Realisation of /ɑu̯/ as very open [au̯]:
 * Realisation of /oː/ as the diphthong [ou̯] except before final /r/, /l/:
 * Realisation of /ɑu̯/ as very open [au̯]:
 * Realisation of /ɑu̯/ as very open [au̯]:
 * Realisation of /ɑu̯/ as very open [au̯]:

English
Started learning English in school when I was six, finished school with a Cambridge CPE (C2) certificate. I speak something probably resembling.

Pronunciation
Some characteristics of my pronunciation :
 * Realisation of /ŋ/ after /ɪ/, /ɛ/ and /e/ as palatalised [ŋʲ] (possibly even [ɲ]):
 * Realisation of final (dark) /l/ as [ɤ̯]:
 * Full lack of rhoticity:
 * Several regular mergers:
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 * vs  vs   vs
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