The Welsh language has been in contact with English for many centuries. After the Celtic languages were forced out of central Europe during the age of the Roman Empire two branches developed: Goidelic (or Q Celtic) and Brittonic (or P Celtic), with Welsh belonging to the Brittonic branch. Since the fifth century Welsh has been under pressure as other Germanic-speaking tribes such as the Angles and Saxons arrived in Britain. The Welsh speaking population had to relocate in the area we today call Wales. What followed was a long process of anglicisation.
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Introduction
I. The phonological system
II.1 Vowels
II.1.1 Short and Long Vowels
II.1.2 Diphthongs:
II.1.3 Stress
II.2 Consonants
II.2.1 Aspiration and Voicing
II.2.2 Length
II.2.3 Dental /t, d, n/
II.2.4 Welsh English phonemes /ɬ/ and /x/
II.2.5 Clear /l/ and dark /ɫ/
II.2.6 Different realizations of /r/
II.2.7 Zero-/w/
III. Conclusion
IV. References
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