Post Modern Texan English

Abbreviated as PMTE, is a speculative, linguistic structure of South Central Texan English in approximately 100 years from now. PMTE is inspired by Justin B Rye's conlang, Futurese, so-called "General American" in the year 3000. Unlike Futurese, PMTE is exclusive to a certain area in which English is spoken, as the US will most likely not have a unified language in the future, as it already doesn't.

Phonology
PMTE's phonological features are based on the features and trends that currently define a Texan accent as of 2022. Speculative sound changes/phonemes/phones are denoted with an asterisk, *.

TRAP raising before nasals and the PEN-PIN merger. Most US dialects raise /æ/ before nasal consonants, as in the word "pan." In most Southern US varieties, /ɛ/ is also raised in that condition, resulting in a merge with /ɪ/, where "pen" and "pin" aren't distinguished.

æ, {ɛ, ɪ} → ɛə̆, ɪə̆ / _N

The COT-CAUGHT merger is very common in US dialects and is increasingly common in Texas, where /ɔ/ merges with /ɑ/ in all word environments. A lot of younger people may realize /æ/ as slightly lowered and/or retracted, influenced by California speech.

{ɔ, ɑ}, æ → ɑ~*ʌ, a~ɐ

Monophthongization of the PRICE diphthong, /ai/, the first stage of the Southern Vowel Shift, is increasingly uncommon. However, /ai/ may be realized as [aɛ̆~a] before a sonorant consonant, where "pine," "file," and "fire" sound like [pʰan], [faɫ], and [faɻ]. PRICE monophthongization is more common in older speakers in rural, East Texas.

ai → ai~aɛ̆~a / _C[+sonorant]

The FLEECE and GOOSE vowels, /i/ and /u/, undergo diphthongization, [ɪĭ], and [ʊŭ], where the onset is more centralized than the glide that comes after. This means PMTE has slight fronting of the GOOSE vowel, but not to the extreme of [y] like in some Midwestern and California varieties.

i, u → ɪĭ, ʊŭ

A sound change that hasn't been well attested in Texan English, though audibly common, is monophthongization before a coda /ɻ/, not just for the PRICE diphthong. Words like "there," and "here" are phonetically realized as [ðɛɻ] and [hɪɻ], with a "sharp-sounding" R.

ai, ei, ou, i~ɪi → a, ɛ, ɔ, ɪ / _ɻ#

Another sound change that isn't well attested is the raising and rounding of the STRUT vowel, /ʌ/, a possible merger with /ʊ/. This makes "gun" sound more like [g̊ʊə̆n]. Assuming this change is more developed as a feature in PMTE, it could perhaps trigger a chain vowel shift, where /ɑ/ gets raised to replace the historic /ʌ/, thus lowering and retracting the TRAP vowel even more. This may be recognized as the unofficial "Texan Vowel Shift."

{ʌ, ʊ}, ɑ, æ → *ʊ, *ʌ, a

Alveolar consonants tend to be retracted and apical, almost as retroflex consonants. This could cause the dental fricatives to become dental stops.

n, t, d, θ, ð → n̠, t̠, d̠, *t̪, *d̪

The velar nasal, /ŋ/, is lost, even in stressed syllables. Where /ŋ/ in the -ing suffix, or in words like "king," has now become [n~n̠].

ŋ → *n~*n̠ / _$ (thus all environments)

Grammar
Verbal phrases that have plural arguments take the -s suffix, as in the sentence, "my mom and dad runs to the store," or "the dogs sees the armadillo."

Words like "fixin to ~ fixinna ~ finna" is sometimes used as a future tense, mostly for active verbs like "make," "do," but not passive verbs like "die."

Prepositions are now prefixes, mostly attached to articles, as in "sleep in-the house" or "eat with-a fork."

Pronouns that receive the transitive action are suffixed on the verb, as in "I gotcha," or "I like-ya."

Sample Text
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Written in PMTE's hypothetical Roman orthography, as well as a phonetic transcription.

All humans are born free and equal with dignity and rights. They're endowed with reason and conscience. And they should act in the spirit of brotherhood (in ways of brotherhood).

Ow yuwmnns obon friy eniykwll widignit enrays. Dhe nndaw wiriysnn enkoncnns. En dhey chudak dhinseus nnweyso bruduhu.

* [ʌŭ jʊŭmn̠̩s ʌpʌ̃ fɻɪĭ ɛ̃n̠ɪĭkʰʷɫ̩ wɪɾɪkn̠ɪɾ ɛ̃ɻaĭs. t̪ɛ n̠̩t̠aŭ wɪɻɪĭsn̠̩ ɛ̃kʰʌ̃t̠ʃn̠̩s. ɛ̃ t̪ɛĭ ʃʊɾak t̪ɪ̃sɛŭs n̠̩wɛĭsʌ pɻʊɾʊɦʊ.]