Englix language
Englix | |
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Spoken in | BlueSkies |
Total speakers | Unknown |
Type | Dialect |
Englix is one of the BlueSkies' official languages. However, it does not contain enough differences to be considered a separate language to English, or even a separate dialect or pidgin. It can thus be explained as a Sociolect or Idiolect.
Phonetics & phonology
Many postalveolar sounds are replaced by an /x/ sound in certain cases.
Examples
- "President" to "Prexident"
Rule: Every /s/ after and also before a vowel changes to an /x/ and is pronounced /s/
- "English" to "Englix"
Rule: Every /ʃ/ changes to /x/ and pronounced /ks/.
- "Church" to "xurx"
Rule: Every ch changes to /x/ and pronounced /ʃ/.
- The lexeme "Imaginaxon" is pronounced /ɪmæʒɪneɪʃɪn/.
- The suffix /-tion/ in the lexeme "Explanaxon" is pronounced /tʃ/.
Lexicology
Examples
- "Imagination" to "Imaginaxon"
Rule: Every /-tion/ suffix changes to the /-xon/ suffix.
- "Explanation" to "Explanaxon"
Rule:Every /-ge/ suffix changes to x pronounced /tʃ/.
Example sentences
English
I am the President of BlueSkies.This is an explanation.This is a page.I go to church on Sunday.This is written in English.
Englix
I am the Prexident of BlueSkies.This is an explanaxon.This is a pax.I go to xurx on Sunday.This is written in Englix.