uted ▁when ▁not ▁directly ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁word ▁with ▁a ▁vocal ic ▁initial : ▁fil h ▁, ▁pot z ▁, ▁f ach ▁, ▁lim on ▁ ▁but ▁est el um ▁, ▁est anh ▁, ▁un ▁f ach ▁anci an ▁. ▁ ▁In ▁Lim ousin ▁and ▁Au ver gn at , ▁when ▁a ▁di ph th ong ▁starts ▁in ▁ ▁or ▁, ▁it ▁is ▁always ▁a ▁rising ▁di ph th ong : ▁bo isson ▁ ▁( A u ver gn at ) ▁and ▁ ▁( L im ousin ) ▁versus ▁ ▁( L angu edo ci en ) ▁or ▁ ▁( Pro ven ç al ). ▁ ▁In ▁all ▁dialect s ▁but ▁L angu edo ci en , ▁final ▁ ▁is ▁heavily ▁vel ar ized ▁(" dark ▁l ") ▁and ▁therefore ▁usually ▁sp elled ▁: ▁especial ▁ ▁/ ▁espe cia u ▁ ▁but ▁especial a ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁femin ine ▁( except ▁in ▁Gas con ▁where ▁it ▁stays ▁as ▁espe cia u ). ▁▁ ▁Word ▁stress ▁ ▁Word ▁stress ▁has ▁limited ▁mob ility . ▁It ▁can ▁only ▁fall ▁on : ▁ ▁the ▁last ▁sy ll able ▁( ox y ton es ▁or ▁m ots ▁ag uts ▁' ac ute ▁words ') ▁ ▁the ▁pen ult imate ▁sy ll able ▁( par ox y ton es ▁or ▁m ots ▁plans ▁' plain ▁words '). ▁ ▁However , ▁in ▁Ni ç ard , ▁and ▁less ▁commonly ▁in ▁the ▁C is au pen c ▁dialect ▁of ▁the ▁Occ itan ▁Valle ys , ▁the ▁stress ▁can ▁also ▁fall