Imperial Velzen (1 jan 1600 ano – 1 jan 1830 ano)

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Sound Changes between Middle Velzen and Imperial Velzen:
Vowel System Changes:
Unstressed vowel erosion becomes more extreme: final short vowels in polysyllabic words tend to drop entirely unless morphologically functional
Exe. /tɑvʣɑs/ > /tɑvʣ/
Diphthong reduction: /eɪ̯/, /ɑɪ̯/ > /e/, /oɪ̯/ > /ø/ in most contexts
Raising and centralization in unstressed positions: /a/ > /ə/, /e/ > /ɪ/, /o/ > /ʊ/

Consonant Changes:
Affricates soften in intervocalic and final positions
/ʧ/ >/ʃ/, /ʤ/ > /ʒ/
Final /s/ after vowels weakens to /h/ or drops in casual speech, retained in formal speech
Intervocalic /v/ further weakens > /β/ > ∅ in many dialects, primarily in coastal dialects
Cluster simplification: /vʣ/, /nʦ/ > /z/

Prosody:
Strong initial stress now universal
Loss of secondary stress leads to heavier vowel reduction in longer words

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