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1014: 3766: 1314: 25: 3653:), came to be pronounced as just – that is, the final was dropped, but the velar quality of the nasal remained. The change took place in educated London speech around the end of the 16th century, and explains why there is no sound at the end of words like 7006: 3951:, positing a rule that deletes after a nasal before a morpheme boundary, after the nasal has undergone assimilation. A problem with this view is that there are a few words in which is followed neither by a velar nor a morpheme boundary (such as 4637:; if the raising of the soft palate (which converts a nasal to an oral sound) is completed before the release of the tongue tip (which enables a fricative sound), an intervening stop naturally results. The merger of 3378:
relatively recently; the change seems to have taken place in educated English during the 17th century. Several German-language grammars of English from the late 17th and early 18th centuries transcribed English
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and in the speech of some young African Americans born in the Southern United States. It is reported to be a highly stigmatized feature, with children who use it often being referred to speech pathologists.
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In some other words, the coalesced pronunciation is common in English dialects around the world, but an older non-coalesced form still exists among some speakers of standard British English:
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Unlike yod-dropping, yod-coalescence frequently occurs with clusters that would be considered to span a syllable boundary and so commonly occurs before unstressed syllables. For example, in
6070:
Another possibility is pre-glottalization (or glottal reinforcement), where a glottal stop is inserted before a syllable-final stop, rather than replacing it. That can happen before
4201:
which was presumably pronounced "shepherd, what art thou pursuin', heedless runnin' to thy ruin", although this would sound very odd in an opera today. Similarly, in the poetry of
3166: 1038: 931:
from certain syllable-initial clusters of the type described above. Particular cases of yod-dropping may affect all or some of the dialects that have the relevant clusters.
6377: 3853:. As this occurs around the mining area of Kent, it might be a result of large-scale migration by miners from other more northerly coalfields to Kent in the 1920s. 1039: 6201:, although it is not universal, one of the most stigmatized features of AAVE and often commented on by teachers. Examples of possible AAVE pronunciations include: 934:
The change of to in these positions (as described above) produced some clusters which would have been difficult or impossible to pronounce, which led to what
488:, a development that has affected the speech of the great majority of English speakers, causing them to pronounce ⟨wh-⟩ the same as ⟨w-⟩ (sometimes called the 46: 3980:. The same may apply to those where NG-coalescence is extended to morpheme-internal position, since here a more consistent -deletion rule can be formulated. 3755:
do not rhyme in most modern varieties of English, although they did in Middle English. The process of NG-coalescence might therefore be referred to as the
3732:, the is pronounced in most accents. The pronunciation with is thus possible only before a vowel; before a consonant, the only possibility is a bare . 6347: 7553: 7540: 7532: 750: 361: 322: 174: 169: 149: 735: 7548: 144: 7687: 7568: 2573:
is assigned to the previous syllable, but it commonly coalesces to . Here are a few examples of yod-coalescence universal in all English dialects:
164: 6089:. It can occur in RP in the same environments as those mentioned above, without the final restriction so a glottal stop may appear before the 7408: 2849:(many speakers because of the influence by the phonology of their mother languages). That results in pronunciations such as the following: 6170:, 1386), and was considered acceptable in literary English until about 1600. It persists in some dialects of rural England as well as in 6116:
According to Wells, this pre-glottalization originated in the 20th century (at least, it was not recorded until then). Glottalization of
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with greater frequency. It has also been found to be more common among men than women, and less common in more formal styles of speech.
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Mees, Inger M.; Collins, Beverley (1999). "Cardiff: A Real-time Study of Glottalisation". In Foulkes, Paul; Docherty, Gerard (eds.).
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Some originally epenthetic consonants have become part of the established pronunciation of words. This applies, for instance, to the
4533:. This may happen within words or across word boundaries. Examples of stops that will often be elided in this way include the in 3483:
may always have been silent in English, since this loanword did not enter the language until the late 18th century. The trumpeter
6589: 4976: 7517: 315: 129: 1404:, there is no yod-dropping. The same applies accordingly to British and other accents; the yod is often dropped after initial 808:, which had occurred in London by the end of the 17th century, did not take place in all dialects. A few dialects, notably in 7656: 7637: 7617: 7328: 4003: 1070:
The previously mentioned accents that did not have the → change were not subject to this process. Thus, for example, in much
420: 272: 267: 247: 7525: 3529:(or devoicing of the following approximant) in its new word-initial environment. Some examples of such pronunciations are: 139: 6402: 6258: 6198: 4360: 4146: 114: 7361: 7007:"Insertion and deletion in Northern English (ng): Interacting innovations in the life cycle of phonological processes" 7111: 6790: 6739: 6666: 6564: 6521: 6489: 6457: 308: 1236:
Yod-dropping in the above environments used to be considered nonstandard in England but now also occurs by educated
7401: 3969:
for those speakers who pronounce them without ), and some in which the is not deleted before a morpheme boundary (
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Today, G-dropping is a feature of colloquial and non-standard speech of all regions, including stereotypically of
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can then be homophonous. A well-known series of British television advertisements beginning in the 1980s featured
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is followed by another consonant or cluster in the next syllable, the final stop in the first syllable is often
7242: 3086: 4176:). Further evidence that this pronunciation was once standard comes from old rhymes, as in this couplet from 2834: 119: 3781:
Some accents, however, do not show the full effects of NG-coalescence as described above. In these accents,
7428: 6187: 2806: 252: 7542: 7534: 6355: 6351: 6304: 6277: 6269: 6265: 6244: 6233: 6222: 6211: 6191: 6183: 6175: 6145: 6141: 6129: 6117: 6106: 6090: 6086: 6079: 6075: 6071: 6044: 6028: 6024: 6012: 5960: 5956: 5945: 5941: 5929: 5902: 5882: 5869: 5849: 5836: 5816: 5796: 5774: 5752: 5739: 5726: 5706: 5684: 5664: 5651: 5636: 5623: 5603: 5583: 5563: 5550: 5537: 5524: 5504: 5491: 5478: 5465: 5452: 5432: 5419: 5399: 5386: 5373: 5360: 5347: 5334: 5321: 5308: 5295: 5280: 5260: 5240: 5227: 5207: 5193: 5184: 5170: 5166: 5157: 5144: 5124: 5104: 5089: 5076: 5056: 5043: 5023: 5010: 4997: 4984: 4969: 4956: 4943: 4930: 4917: 4904: 4889: 4869: 4814: 4799: 4784: 4780: 4768: 4764: 4750: 4746: 4732: 4728: 4718: 4714: 4710: 4702: 4698: 4678: 4674: 4650: 4646: 4642: 4638: 4615: 4611: 4582: 4578: 4332: 4306: 4302: 4279: 4275: 4244: 4240: 4210: 4161: 4154: 4127: 4123: 4119: 4095: 4091: 4045: 4037: 4033: 3999: 3995: 3977: 3948: 3917: 3905: 3890: 3880: 3650: 3638: 3634: 3518: 3514: 3510: 3506: 3455: 3435: 3431: 3427: 3396: 3375: 3371: 3364: 3354: 3340: 3332: 3320: 3305: 3301: 3294: 3278: 3274: 3251: 3208: 3188: 3152: 3139: 3126: 3113: 3100: 3080: 3067: 3054: 3041: 3028: 3015: 3002: 2989: 2976: 2963: 2944: 2939: 2625: 2599: 2590: 2577: 2570: 2566: 2543: 2525: 2512: 2499: 2486: 2473: 2460: 2447: 2434: 2421: 2408: 2395: 2382: 2369: 2356: 2341: 2328: 2315: 2302: 2289: 2276: 2263: 2250: 2237: 2217: 2204: 2191: 2178: 2165: 2152: 2139: 2126: 2107: 2102: 2088: 2075: 2062: 2049: 2036: 2023: 2010: 1997: 1978: 1973: 1952: 1939: 1924: 1911: 1898: 1885: 1865: 1850: 1837: 1824: 1807: 1794: 1775: 1770: 1756: 1743: 1730: 1717: 1704: 1691: 1678: 1665: 1652: 1639: 1626: 1613: 1594: 1589: 1577: 1573: 1537: 1533: 1529: 1510: 1506: 1502: 1494: 1490: 1486: 1479: 1452: 1448: 1444: 1440: 1428: 1417: 1405: 1401: 1374: 1370: 1366: 1362: 1326: 1318: 1289: 1282: 1275: 1268: 1264: 1260: 1252: 1245: 1241: 1230: 1223: 1217: 1210: 1204: 1197: 1191: 1184: 1176: 1161: 1157: 1150: 1143: 1135: 1128: 1120: 1113: 1103: 1099: 1004: 997: 991: 984: 977: 970: 964: 957: 950: 943: 928: 896: 844: 840: 833: 829: 825: 805: 801: 774: 770: 762: 758: 754: 746: 739: 731: 727: 707: 674: 599: 591: 587: 583: 541: 537: 533: 529: 525: 521: 485: 450: 446: 438: 426: 408: 404: 400: 357: 353: 7394: 4724:
Epenthesis of a stop between a nasal and a fricative can also occur in other environments, for example:
3194: 686: 6513: 5921: 3976:
The above-mentioned accents which lack NG-coalescence may more easily be analyzed as lacking a phoneme
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or is compounded with another word, the pronunciation normally remains. For example, in the words
3239: 94: 730:(the product of the merger of several Middle English vowel sequences) became the rising diphthong 7443: 7438: 7433: 7178: 4875: 4164:
pronunciation was formerly associated with certain upper-class speech is reflected in the phrase
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variant appears to have been fashionable generally during the 18th century, with the alternative
2672: 634: 38: 3438:, this seems to have taken place during the seventeenth century. The change affected words like 5698: 4569: 4131: 3526: 2903: 2867: 2838: 2652: 1237: 1023: 339: 7318: 6774: 4335:.) Both sounds are nonetheless still pronounced before vowels in certain derivatives, such as 7697: 7475: 7132: 6727: 6171: 6159:, and both forms continued into Middle English, the latter, metathesizing to "ask". The form 3802: 2830: 1958: 1871: 215: 89: 726:, which has the sound . Many such clusters arose in dialects in which the falling diphthong 7624: 7485: 3407: 3255: 2826: 2223: 257: 7353: 7160: 1175:
Many varieties of English have extended yod-dropping to the following environments if the
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that have occurred in the history of English, involving consonant clusters beginning with
8: 7453: 7077: 6709: 4850: 4845: 3331:
in Middle English, and this spelling survives in Modern English, despite the loss of the
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area of Southern Ontario in 1994, over 80% of respondents under the age of 40 pronounced
813: 704: 494: 295: 6027:
in clusters is a feature even of standard accents, such as RP. There, may be heard for
3672:
The change in fact applies not only at the end of a word, but generally at the end of a
7573: 7468: 7417: 7149: 6629: 6297: 5976: 4549: 4099: 4055:, G-dropping does not involve the dropping of any sound, simply the replacement of the 4029: 3826: 3798: 3336: 2846: 2818: 2539: 1819: 1814: 1471: 1338: 378: 290: 6597: 6163:
appears in Chaucer: "I axe, why the fyfte man Was nought housband to the Samaritan?" (
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is sometimes used to indicate that a speaker uses the G-dropping pronunciation, as in
3936:, that analysis no longer appears to hold. Nevertheless, some linguists (particularly 7563: 7357: 7324: 7107: 6786: 6782: 6735: 6662: 6658: 6633: 6560: 6517: 6485: 6481: 6453: 6421: 6262: 5928:
with a following consonant. This can occur within or between words. For example, the
5822: 5802: 5405: 5062: 4364: 4122:
pronunciation may be inherited from the former distinct present participle form. The
4041: 3909: 3846: 3502: 2797:
In certain English accents, yod-coalescence also occurs in stressed syllables, as in
2551: 1361:
because, like in the Welsh English dialects discussed above, they retain a diphthong
821: 396: 159: 74: 7078:"The Oddest and Dumbest English Spellings, Part 15, With a Note on Words and Things" 6908: 4649:
has been found to be often shorter (and the longer) than in the underlying cluster
3739:
does not show the effects of coalescence, and the pronunciation is retained, as in
7629: 6621: 6052: 5988: 3857: 3211:, apparently during the 17th century. An intermediate stage may have been an with 2842: 2765: 2736: 2707: 2678: 1565: 1342: 1299: 1256: 500: 262: 7458: 7346: 7320:
Glocal English: The Changing Face and Forms of Nigerian English in a Global World
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cluster would not usually be subject to yod-dropping in General American, as the
1525: 938:
calls Early Yod Dropping in which the was elided in the following environments:
719: 6974: 2906:. It has certainly become established in words of the first group listed above ( 2810: 7609: 7490: 7480: 7352:(1. publ., 4. print. ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p.  6893:
Elemente der Phonetik und Orthoepie des Deutschen, Englischen und Französischen
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The areas marked in pink show where in the United States a distinction between
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distinguishing Canadians from Americans. However, in a survey conducted in the
478: 430: 242: 6809: 6406: 6136:, meaning that the order of the consonants is switched. For example, the word 4028:, etc. G-dropping speakers may pronounce this syllable as or (reducing to a 1294:
The lack of yod-dropping in those contexts has occasionally been held to be a
7681: 6933: 6855: 6714:
24. How is 'Pulitzer' pronounced? The correct pronunciation is 'PULL it sir.'
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having or . The epenthesis does not occur between syllables, in words like
3238:
in practically all varieties of Modern English. They remain distinct in the
6441: 6165: 6020: 4173: 3937: 3925: 3212: 1576:
in words like "use", "unit", etc. only if there is no consonant before the
1521: 650: 1540:
but also to the position after nonalveolar consonants as well: pairs like
1259:, yod-dropping is found not only in the above environments but also after 7649: 7644: 7448: 7190: 4645:
is not necessarily complete, however; the duration of the epenthetic in
4064: 4056: 3717: 3713: 3642: 2671:
Coalescence can even occur across word boundaries, as in the colloquial "
2555: 1857: 1447:
respectively, but many American speakers keep the yod, realizing them as
658: 462: 6059:, and it is followed by another consonant except (normally) a liquid or 7601: 6382: 5959:. Other cases of assimilation also occur, such as pronunciation of the 4607: 3989: 3822: 3814: 3806: 3633:
NG-coalescence is a historical sound change by which the final cluster
3235: 3170: 1295: 1062: 642: 618: 390: 237: 6307:
is rhotacized to in consonant clusters, causing pronunciations like:
7386: 7133:"Phonological Features of African American Vernacular English (AAVE)" 6083: 6060: 4634: 4575:
An earlier reduction that took place in early Middle English was the
3965: 3913: 3838: 3830: 637:, but it is much less widespread than wh-reduction, and is generally 374: 3875:, NG-coalescence is extended to morpheme-internal position, so that 2922:
etc.), and it does not generally occur in those of the third group (
1568:, who was from Norfolk and described his turkeys as "bootiful" (for 1248:
is not normally dropped in RP in medial positions, however: compare
7596: 6701: 6612:
Chambers, J. K. (1998). "Social embedding of changes in progress".
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The epenthesis is a natural consequence of the transition from the
4371:. The new final consonant may be slightly lengthened as an effect. 4177: 3868: 3673: 3489: 2547: 349: 232: 5991:(or vowel), but voiceless (, ) after a voiceless consonant, as in 4832:
For the insertion of glottal stops before certain consonants, see
1357: 6008: 4706: 4530: 4138: 4130:
being adopted in educated speech around the 1820s, possibly as a
3765: 3467: 3411: 3267: 2918:
etc.), but it is not yet universal in those of the second group (
1498: 1098:
remain distinct: the first member of each pair has the diphthong
924: 457:
characteristic of that environment). This occurred with the word
4568:, the sound later came to be re-inserted by some speakers as a 4274:
By analogy with words like these, certain other words ending in
3897:(although the is not dropped before a stressed syllable, as in 3348: 1351: 703:
Y-cluster reductions are reductions of clusters ending with the
557: 551: 545: 481:(the latter words having had an unrounded vowel in Old English). 24: 6449: 4587: 4576: 4187: 4169: 4107: 3994:
G-dropping is a popular name for the feature of speech whereby
3872: 3834: 3681: 2725: 1313: 5967:
as . Voicing assimilation determines the sound of the endings
4564:. This change took place around the 17th century. In the word 4051:
Relative to the great majority of modern dialects, which have
3735:
In other cases (when it is not morpheme-final), word-internal
2780: 5791: 5769: 5287: 5096: 3270:
and in several varieties of Scots in the nineteenth century.
2748: 2690: 1934: 227: 836:
and have not been subject to the reductions described here.
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nasal by way of assimilation with the following velar stop
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class of the speaker, with speakers of lower classes using
4008: 3850: 2866:
In certain varieties such as Australian, Ugandan, and some
2786: 2751: 2693: 723: 6109:, pre-glottalization is common even before a vowel, as in 2774: 2745: 2716: 2687: 7348:
African American English : a linguistic introduction
6378:
Phonological history of English fricatives and affricates
4548:
Historically, similar reductions have taken place before
3410:
recorded it in parts of the Northern English counties of
2783: 2722: 2713: 2684: 2348: 6934:"Ellis Atlas survival of distinction between kn- and n-" 6856:"Ellis Atlas survival of distinction between wr- and r-" 6197:
S-cluster metathesis has been observed in some forms of
4586:(the sent-cent merger). This led to the modern sound of 4359:
General reduction of final consonant clusters occurs in
3585: 6725: 6590:"Changes in Progress in Canadian English: Yod-dropping" 2667:(also in RP ), the intermediate form being also common 1337:
General American thus undergoes yod-dropping after all
1032:
in a dialect that was not subject to early yod-dropping
6151:
This example has a long history: the Old English verb
4354: 6023:, ) regardless of what follows it, the glottaling of 4705:
described above, and in rapid speech may involve the
4653:. Some speakers preserve a clearer distinction, with 4614:, making it identical or very similar to the cluster 3370:
Most dialects of English reduced the initial cluster
2887:
That can lead to additional homophony; for instance,
2771: 2742: 2550:
respectively (for the meanings of those symbols, see
6296:
Yod-rhotacization is a process that occurs for some
5924:
of adjacent consonants is common, particularly of a
4247:(the plum-plumb merger). This affects words such as 3391:, implying that a stage of assimilation (or perhaps 2777: 2719: 1179:
is in the same syllable as the preceding consonant:
348:. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see 7208:
The Origins and Development of the English Language
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Varieties of English 3: The Pacific and Australasia
5987:(in verb forms): these are voiced (, ) following a 4098:is a long-established one. Old English verbs had a 4032:in some cases), while non-G-dropping speakers have 3218:As a result of this reduction, pairs of words like 3177: 2902:Yod-coalescence has traditionally been resisted in 2845:, and even some varieties of English in Asia, like 2768: 2739: 2710: 2681: 1528:extend yod-dropping not only to the position after 1408:, for example, but it is not dropped in words like 641:where it is found. Aside from accents with general 515: 7345: 6734:. Berlin/New York: Mouton de Gruyter. p. 60. 6684:"A Nation Divided on How to Say the Word "Coupon"" 4697:. However, this is less common than the merger of 4255:, as well as derived forms with suffixes, such as 3867:On the other hand, in some accents of the west of 1349:, however, preserve the distinction in pairs like 832:– these dialects therefore lack the clusters with 718:, and is sometimes referred to as "yod", from the 6958:A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles 6880:A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles 6843:A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles 5952:likely becomes , assimilating with the following 4012:ending of verbs, but also in other words such as 3809:, and is also present in north-east varieties of 3475:and other silent letters in English. In fact the 7679: 7378:Black Communications: Breaking Down the Barriers 7054:, Blackwell 1936, cited in Wells (1982), p. 262. 6898: 6472: 3912:. In Middle English, the can be regarded as an 812:, as well as in some parts of northern England, 736:Phonological history of English high back vowels 362:IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters 7106:. Cambridge University Press. p. 353-354. 6446:An Introduction to the Pronunciation of English 4798:An epenthetic often intervenes in the cluster 3167:List of yod-dropping and coalescence homophones 738:.) They were thus often found before the vowel 6681: 6649: 4209:forms consistently rhyme with words ending in 3616:, these reductions occur only in the broadest 499:). The distinction is maintained, however, in 433:) has been subject to two kinds of reduction: 7402: 7245:, John Wells's Phonetic Blog, 25 August 2010. 6779:A Handbook of Varieties of English: Phonology 6730:. In Burridge, Kate; Kortmann, Bernd (eds.). 6440: 4234: 3669:in the standard varieties of Modern English. 3281:during Middle English. For example, the word 3182: 1501:speech, which continues to be the case after 847:are most commonly indicated by the spellings 649:this reduction is mostly found in accents of 316: 7274:, John Benjamins Publishing 2008, pp. 77–78. 7103:Irish English: History and Present Day Forms 6973:in English dates back to 1777, according to 6252: 4520: 4326: 3358: 544:in Middle English. For example, Old English 7272:Phonology: A Cognitive Grammar Introduction 7161:List of AAVE features contrasting with MUSE 7150:HLW: Word Forms: Processes: English Accents 6772: 6554: 4239:In later Middle English, the final cluster 4118:, but not necessarily spoken as such – the 4114:. These merged into a single form, written 4067:consequence of replacing the sound written 3623: 3357:, and the cognate word in Modern German is 3343:. For example, the Old English ancestor of 7409: 7395: 6373:Phonological history of English consonants 5910: 4779:Epenthesis may also happen in the cluster 3712:, there is no sound. An exception is the 685:, etc. is often reduced from to just (a 323: 309: 7195:Linguistics for Everyone: An Introduction 6766: 6097:. It can also occur before a pause as in 4626:have come to be homophones or nearly so. 3434:in Modern English. Like the reduction of 2097:Homophonous pairs after other consonants 1400:, etc., with a syllable break before the 633:. This is sometimes considered a type of 7504: 7253: 7251: 7075: 6998: 6611: 6120:spread rapidly during the 20th century. 4552:in certain words, leading to the silent 4331:, where the cluster has been reduced to 4217:, where "lining" rhymes with "fine in": 4149:. Its use is highly correlated with the 3764: 3458:sound. The cluster is preserved in some 3199:here), hence the spelling of words like 1584:Homophonous pairs after j, r, ʃ, and tʃ 1478:is mainly pronounced without the yod as 1312: 1160:does not appear in Welsh English before 980:(compare in some conservative dialects) 781:. They also occurred in words ending in 582:In some dialects of English the cluster 49:of all important aspects of the article. 7688:Splits and mergers in English phonology 7380:, African American Images, 1991, p. 44. 7316: 7310: 7282: 7280: 7127: 7125: 7123: 6653:; Ash, Sharon; Boberg, Charles (2006). 6645: 6643: 6596:. University of Toronto. Archived from 6128:Final consonant clusters starting with 6123: 6043:. More precisely, it occurs in RP when 4601: 4596: 3849:). This also occurs in a small area of 3793:. This is particularly associated with 3777:in various regional dialects of England 3496: 3454:being retained despite the loss of the 3399:) preceded that of complete reduction. 3191:cluster (note that /r/ does not denote 899:is commonly indicated by the spellings 692: 384: 7680: 7416: 7099: 7071: 7069: 7052:A History of Modern Colloquial English 7004: 6426:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( 6350:, which features the reverse process, 6140:may be pronounced like "ax", with the 6007:While there are many accents (such as 3187:Old and Middle English had an initial 698: 673:remain distinct; however, the cluster 45:Please consider expanding the lead to 7503: 7390: 7343: 7248: 7076:Liberman, Anatoly (21 October 2009). 6804: 6802: 6504: 4525:When a consonant cluster ending in a 4063:. The name derives from the apparent 3904:It is because of NG-coalescence that 2610:(also in words ending with consonant+ 828:diphthong where standard English has 414: 395:The H-cluster reductions are various 7277: 7230:The Blackwell Companion to Phonology 7120: 6811:Why some say CHUBE and some say TOOB 6640: 6343: 6291: 6283:The form has been found to occur in 3924:, but in Modern English, in view of 3908:is now normally regarded one of the 3421: 3292: 1968:Homophonous pairs after d, n, and t 1514: 577: 352:. For the distinction between , 18: 7066: 7005:Bailey, George (15 December 2020). 6969:The first recorded use of the word 6909:"Wir Ain Leed - Mid Northern Scots" 6655:The Atlas of North American English 6259:African American Vernacular English 6199:African American Vernacular English 4833: 4668: 4509:by the same rule that gives plural 4361:African American Vernacular English 4355:Generalized final cluster reduction 4147:African American Vernacular English 4052: 3426:The Middle English initial cluster 895:, while the historical monophthong 520:The Old English consonant clusters 13: 6895:, 2nd ed., Heilbronn, 1887, p. 171 6799: 6726:Laurie Bauer; Paul Warren (2008). 6682:Duryee, Tricia (6 November 2011). 5920:In English as in other languages, 4286:added to their spelling by way of 3720:forms of adjectives: in the words 2895:come to be pronounced the same as 2538:Yod-coalescence is a process that 2533: 1497:was also a traditional feature of 1012: 14: 7709: 7259:Gimson's Pronunciation of English 6339: 6002: 5936:is often pronounced (becoming a 4610:is inserted in the final cluster 4194:Shepherd, what art thou pursuing, 4006:. This applies especially to the 3998:is used in place of the standard 3628: 3402:The cluster is preserved in some 2554:). The first two are examples of 1424:, but most Americans retain it.) 590:, leading to pronunciations like 516:Reduction of /hl/, /hr/ and /hn/ 7197:, Cengage Learning 2012, p. 162. 6775:"New Zealand English: Phonology" 6728:"New Zealand English: phonology" 6346:, described above (and also the 4227:And, if she can but win a crown, 3856:It is also associated with some 3418:in the late nineteenth century. 3339:usually still sound the initial 3327:in Old English; this changed to 3304:is reduced in modern English to 3178:Other initial cluster reductions 2764: 2735: 2706: 2677: 1765:Homophonous pairs after l and s 1061:Problems playing this file? See 1036: 665:. In other dialects of English, 373:includes various changes in the 23: 7370: 7337: 7298: 7289: 7264: 7235: 7222: 7213: 7210:, Cengage Learning 2013, p. 49. 7200: 7183: 7172: 7154: 7143: 7092: 7057: 7044: 7035: 7026: 7017: 6989: 6980: 6963: 6950: 6926: 6885: 6872: 6848: 6832: 6823: 6757: 6748: 6719: 6694: 6675: 6484:: Harcourt College Publishers. 6368:Phonological history of English 5915: 4230:'Twill just new dye the lining. 4215:A Ballad on the Game of Traffic 4172:who frequently engaged in such 3273:Old English also had a cluster 2870:, stressed can also coalesce: 918: 371:phonological history of English 344:International Phonetic Alphabet 37:may be too short to adequately 7304:Online Etymology Dictionary - 7243:"Some day my prints will come" 6773:Bauer, L.; Warren, P. (2005). 6690:. Dow Jones & Company Inc. 6614:Journal of English Linguistics 6582: 6573: 6548: 6539: 6530: 6498: 6466: 6434: 6395: 4305:occurred, this was reduced to 4221:But Weston has a new-cast gown 4168:(used in referring to country 3813:. This includes the cities of 3258:reported distinctions between 3087:intervocalic alveolar flapping 1102:, while the second member has 47:provide an accessible overview 1: 7063:Wells (1982), pp. 17, 19, 26. 7013:. Cambridge University Press. 6777:. In Schneider, E. W. (ed.). 6388: 6031:in such words and phrases as 4309:(the him-hymn merger), as in 4197:Heedless running to thy ruin? 4166:huntin’, shootin’ and fishin’ 3983: 2833:, and to a certain extent in 1431:in British pronunciations of 1416:. (British speakers omit the 734:. (For more information, see 421:Pronunciation of English ⟨wh⟩ 7179:Ebonics Notes and Discussion 6975:Merriam-Webster's dictionary 6452:: Edward Arnold Publishers. 6186:, from where it has entered 3910:phonemes of standard English 3747:. This means that the words 1572:). Such accents pronounce a 7: 7323:. Peter Lang. p. 208. 7317:Kperogi, Farooq A. (2015). 7023:Wells (1982), pp. 189, 366. 6361: 4282:sound, had a silent letter 4235:Reduction of /mb/ and /mn/ 4071:with that normally written 3525:is then subject to regular 3517:are reduced by the loss of 3487:wrote a composition titled 3207:. This was reduced to just 3183:Reduction of /wr/ and /wl/ 1463:sound is widely incorrect. 687:voiceless palatal fricative 411:) in some or all dialects. 10: 7714: 6626:10.1177/007542429802600102 6514:Cambridge University Press 6051:, is preceded by a vowel, 6011:) in which syllable-final 4717:rather than epenthesis in 4278:, which had no historical 3987: 3450:, etc., the spelling with 1427:Additionally, there is no 749:– which was in some cases 696: 418: 388: 69:History and description of 7582: 7516: 7512: 7499: 7424: 6253:Merger of /str/ and /skr/ 4739:is often pronounced like 4681:is also possible, making 4618:. For example, the words 4521:Medial cluster reductions 4367:. It also appears in the 4224:On Sundays to be fine in, 4143:Southern American English 3797:accents in areas such as 3785:may be found with , and 3335:sound. Cognates in other 3285:derives from Old English 1365:in words in which RP has 1347:Southern American English 509:Southern American English 184:Development of consonants 7541:Changes before historic 7533:Changes before historic 7261:, Routledge 2013, p. 99. 7137:www.rehabmed.ualberta.ca 7100:Hickey, Raymond (2007). 7032:Wells (1982), pp. 60–64. 6272:. For example, the word 6101:spoken alone but not in 6063:in the same word, as in 4301:Where the final cluster 3940:) do regard a word like 3624:Final cluster reductions 3471:jokes about this silent 1345:, such as working-class 710:, which is the sound of 699:§ Yod-rhotacization 7444:Anglo-Frisian languages 7344:Green, Lisa J. (2002). 7206:Algeo, J., Butcher, C. 6781:. Vol. 1. Berlin: 6559:. Arnold. p. 192. 5911:Alterations of clusters 5192:may also be pronounced 5165:may also be pronounced 4876:Mary-marry-merry merger 4806:, making it rhyme with 4090:The pronunciation with 3973:etc., as noted above). 3586:final cluster reduction 3505:, the initial clusters 3493:, a pun on "new high". 3349: 3300:Middle English initial 1380:However, in words like 1156:Conversely, an initial 635:glide cluster reduction 558: 552: 546: 340:phonetic transcriptions 7232:, Wiley 2011, p. 1906. 7011:Journal of Linguistics 4606:For many speakers, an 4570:spelling pronunciation 4327: 4213:, as in this verse of 4132:spelling pronunciation 3778: 3676:. If a word ending in 3359: 3250:cluster is pronounced 2904:Received Pronunciation 2628:in words ending vowel+ 1334: 1017: 1000:clusters, for example 407:(or become reduced to 337:This article contains 7476:Anglo-Norman language 7295:Wells (1982), p. 260. 7286:Wells (1982), p. 261. 7041:Wells (1982), p. 262. 6995:Wells (1982), p. 188. 6986:Wells (1982), p. 567. 6829:Wells (1982), p. 247. 6763:Wells (1982), p. 338. 6754:Wells (1982), p. 330. 6579:Wells (1982), p. 206. 6545:Wells (1982), p. 385. 6536:Wells (1982), p. 207. 6478:A Course in Phonetics 6276:may be pronounced as 6257:For some speakers of 4783:, which then becomes 4290:. Such words include 3893:), thus rhyming with 3768: 3584:→ (also affected by 2831:South African English 2602:in words ending with 2580:in most words ending 1316: 1016: 863:is any consonant and 449:being perceived as a 130:Development of vowels 75:English pronunciation 7506:Phonological history 7486:Early Modern English 7219:Wells (1982), p. 95. 6600:on February 29, 2008 6124:S-cluster metathesis 4998:ˈtʃæn(t)s,ˈtʃɑːn(t)s 4602:Prince–prints merger 4597:Consonant insertions 4369:Local Dublin English 4243:was reduced to just 3641:being realized as a 3497:S-cluster reductions 3408:Alexander John Ellis 3323:cluster was spelled 3308:, making pairs like 3256:Alexander John Ellis 2827:Newfoundland English 1517:is now more common. 923:Yod-dropping is the 761:before (historical) 693:Y-cluster reductions 657:; it also occurs in 429:(spelled ⟨wh⟩ since 397:consonant reductions 385:H-cluster reductions 7439:Proto-West-Germanic 7429:Proto-Indo-European 6845:, vol. 1, 12.81-82. 6710:Columbia University 6706:The Pulitzer Prizes 6082:or also before the 4841: 4775:becomes "kinkston") 4761:becomes "hampster") 4757:becomes "Sampson", 4550:syllabic consonants 4106:and a verbal noun ( 3920:, occurring before 3637:, pronounced (the 3277:, which reduced to 2935: 2841:, many speakers in 2835:New Zealand English 2821:, some speakers of 2098: 1969: 1766: 1585: 1485:Yod-dropping after 1470:and to some extent 1341:. A few accents of 1339:alveolar consonants 705:palatal approximant 574:in Modern English. 403:that have lost the 105:General development 7574:Trisyllabic laxing 7554:Close front vowels 7418:History of English 7166:2006-06-22 at the 6510:Accents of English 6132:sometimes undergo 4840:Homophonous pairs 4839: 4325:. (Compare French 4186:, set to music by 4160:The fact that the 4100:present participle 4069:⟨ng⟩ 3827:Manchester dialect 3779: 3771:⟨ng⟩ 3726:stronger/strongest 3422:Reduction of /ɡn/ 3337:Germanic languages 2934:Homophonous pairs 2933: 2847:Philippine English 2819:Zimbabwean English 2651:(also in standard 2096: 1967: 1764: 1583: 1472:Australian English 1335: 1018: 820:, still retain a ( 415:Reductions of /hw/ 379:consonant clusters 291:History of English 7675: 7674: 7671: 7670: 7667: 7666: 7564:Great Vowel Shift 7549:Close back vowels 7330:978-1-4331-2926-1 7257:Alan Cruttenden, 7139:. March 17, 2001. 6891:Vietor, Wilhelm: 6783:Mouton de Gruyter 6659:Mouton de Gruyter 6594:CHASS.UToronto.ca 6482:Fort Worth, Texas 6336: 6335: 6292:Yod-rhotacization 6268:is pronounced as 6263:consonant cluster 6250: 6249: 6155:also appeared as 6105:. In the case of 5908: 5907: 5823:wine-whine merger 5803:wine-whine merger 5406:cot-caught merger 5063:weak vowel merger 4590:⟨c⟩ 4554:⟨t⟩ 4487: 4486: 4365:Caribbean English 4284:⟨b⟩ 4180:'s 1732 pastoral 4073:⟨n⟩ 4042:weak vowel merger 3847:Potteries dialect 3769:Pronunciation of 3680:is followed by a 3610: 3609: 3503:Caribbean English 3501:In some types of 3158: 3157: 2805:. That occurs in 2552:English phonology 2531: 2530: 2094: 2093: 1965: 1964: 1959:foot–goose merger 1872:foot–goose merger 1762: 1761: 1505:, but now, after 1164:in words such as 1041: 800:This change from 769:, or weakened to 712:⟨y⟩ 578:Reduction of /hj/ 497:cluster reduction 490:wine–whine merger 465:period, and with 333: 332: 207:Variable features 193:Single consonants 160:Great Vowel Shift 81:Historical stages 64: 63: 7705: 7693:Scottish English 7569:Open back vowels 7544: 7536: 7514: 7513: 7501: 7500: 7411: 7404: 7397: 7388: 7387: 7381: 7374: 7368: 7367: 7351: 7341: 7335: 7334: 7314: 7308: 7302: 7296: 7293: 7287: 7284: 7275: 7268: 7262: 7255: 7246: 7239: 7233: 7226: 7220: 7217: 7211: 7204: 7198: 7187: 7181: 7176: 7170: 7158: 7152: 7147: 7141: 7140: 7129: 7118: 7117: 7096: 7090: 7089: 7087: 7085: 7073: 7064: 7061: 7055: 7048: 7042: 7039: 7033: 7030: 7024: 7021: 7015: 7014: 7002: 6996: 6993: 6987: 6984: 6978: 6967: 6961: 6960:, vol. 1, 12.72. 6954: 6948: 6947: 6945: 6944: 6938:www.lel.ed.ac.uk 6930: 6924: 6923: 6921: 6919: 6905: 6896: 6889: 6883: 6882:, vol. 1, 12.71. 6876: 6870: 6869: 6867: 6866: 6860:www.lel.ed.ac.uk 6852: 6846: 6836: 6830: 6827: 6821: 6820: 6819: 6818: 6806: 6797: 6796: 6770: 6764: 6761: 6755: 6752: 6746: 6745: 6723: 6717: 6716: 6698: 6692: 6691: 6679: 6673: 6672: 6647: 6638: 6637: 6609: 6607: 6605: 6586: 6580: 6577: 6571: 6570: 6552: 6546: 6543: 6537: 6534: 6528: 6527: 6502: 6496: 6495: 6480:(4th ed.). 6474:Ladefoged, Peter 6470: 6464: 6463: 6448:(3rd ed.). 6438: 6432: 6431: 6425: 6417: 6415: 6414: 6405:. Archived from 6399: 6357: 6353: 6348:coil–curl merger 6310: 6309: 6306: 6303:speakers, where 6279: 6271: 6267: 6246: 6235: 6224: 6213: 6204: 6203: 6193: 6185: 6180:Jamaican English 6177: 6147: 6143: 6131: 6119: 6108: 6092: 6088: 6081: 6077: 6073: 6046: 6030: 6026: 6014: 5989:voiced consonant 5962: 5958: 5947: 5943: 5931: 5904: 5884: 5871: 5851: 5838: 5818: 5798: 5776: 5754: 5741: 5728: 5708: 5686: 5666: 5653: 5638: 5625: 5605: 5585: 5565: 5552: 5539: 5526: 5506: 5493: 5480: 5467: 5454: 5434: 5421: 5401: 5388: 5375: 5362: 5349: 5336: 5323: 5310: 5297: 5282: 5262: 5242: 5229: 5209: 5195: 5186: 5172: 5168: 5159: 5146: 5126: 5106: 5091: 5078: 5058: 5045: 5025: 5012: 4999: 4986: 4971: 4958: 4945: 4932: 4919: 4906: 4891: 4871: 4842: 4838: 4816: 4801: 4786: 4782: 4770: 4766: 4752: 4748: 4734: 4730: 4720: 4716: 4712: 4704: 4700: 4680: 4676: 4669:Other insertions 4652: 4648: 4644: 4640: 4617: 4613: 4591: 4584: 4580: 4555: 4377: 4376: 4334: 4330: 4308: 4304: 4285: 4281: 4277: 4246: 4242: 4212: 4183:Acis and Galatea 4163: 4156: 4129: 4125: 4121: 4097: 4093: 4074: 4070: 4047: 4039: 4035: 4001: 3997: 3979: 3950: 3922:velar consonants 3919: 3907: 3892: 3882: 3858:American English 3772: 3730:younger/youngest 3652: 3640: 3636: 3532: 3531: 3521:. The following 3520: 3516: 3512: 3508: 3457: 3437: 3433: 3429: 3398: 3377: 3373: 3366: 3362: 3356: 3352: 3342: 3334: 3322: 3307: 3303: 3296: 3280: 3276: 3253: 3210: 3198: 3190: 3154: 3141: 3128: 3115: 3102: 3082: 3069: 3056: 3043: 3030: 3017: 3004: 2991: 2978: 2965: 2946: 2941: 2936: 2932: 2843:Scottish English 2793: 2792: 2789: 2788: 2785: 2782: 2779: 2776: 2773: 2770: 2758: 2757: 2754: 2753: 2750: 2747: 2744: 2741: 2733:) and "whatcha" 2732: 2731: 2728: 2727: 2724: 2721: 2718: 2715: 2712: 2700: 2699: 2696: 2695: 2692: 2689: 2686: 2683: 2627: 2601: 2592: 2579: 2572: 2568: 2545: 2527: 2514: 2501: 2488: 2475: 2462: 2449: 2436: 2423: 2410: 2397: 2384: 2371: 2358: 2343: 2330: 2317: 2304: 2291: 2278: 2265: 2252: 2239: 2224:vile–vial merger 2219: 2206: 2193: 2180: 2167: 2154: 2141: 2128: 2109: 2104: 2099: 2095: 2090: 2077: 2064: 2051: 2038: 2025: 2012: 1999: 1980: 1975: 1970: 1966: 1954: 1941: 1926: 1913: 1900: 1887: 1867: 1852: 1839: 1826: 1809: 1796: 1777: 1772: 1767: 1763: 1758: 1745: 1732: 1719: 1706: 1693: 1680: 1667: 1654: 1641: 1628: 1615: 1596: 1591: 1586: 1582: 1579: 1575: 1566:Bernard Matthews 1539: 1535: 1531: 1524:accents such as 1512: 1508: 1504: 1496: 1492: 1488: 1481: 1454: 1450: 1446: 1442: 1430: 1419: 1407: 1403: 1376: 1372: 1368: 1364: 1343:American English 1328: 1320: 1300:Golden Horseshoe 1291: 1284: 1277: 1270: 1266: 1262: 1257:General American 1254: 1247: 1243: 1240:-speakers. (The 1232: 1225: 1219: 1212: 1206: 1199: 1193: 1186: 1178: 1163: 1159: 1152: 1145: 1137: 1130: 1122: 1115: 1105: 1101: 1043: 1042: 1015: 1006: 999: 993: 986: 979: 972: 966: 959: 952: 945: 930: 898: 846: 842: 835: 831: 827: 807: 803: 776: 772: 764: 760: 756: 748: 741: 733: 729: 713: 709: 676: 601: 593: 589: 585: 561: 555: 549: 543: 539: 535: 532:were reduced to 531: 527: 523: 487: 452: 448: 440: 428: 410: 406: 402: 359: 355: 325: 318: 311: 263:T-glottalization 66: 65: 59: 56: 50: 27: 19: 7713: 7712: 7708: 7707: 7706: 7704: 7703: 7702: 7678: 7677: 7676: 7663: 7633:-glottalization 7578: 7508: 7495: 7420: 7415: 7385: 7384: 7375: 7371: 7364: 7342: 7338: 7331: 7315: 7311: 7303: 7299: 7294: 7290: 7285: 7278: 7269: 7265: 7256: 7249: 7240: 7236: 7228:Yu, A.C.L., in 7227: 7223: 7218: 7214: 7205: 7201: 7188: 7184: 7177: 7173: 7168:Wayback Machine 7159: 7155: 7148: 7144: 7131: 7130: 7121: 7114: 7097: 7093: 7083: 7081: 7074: 7067: 7062: 7058: 7049: 7045: 7040: 7036: 7031: 7027: 7022: 7018: 7003: 6999: 6994: 6990: 6985: 6981: 6968: 6964: 6956:Jespersen, O., 6955: 6951: 6942: 6940: 6932: 6931: 6927: 6917: 6915: 6907: 6906: 6899: 6890: 6886: 6878:Jespersen, O., 6877: 6873: 6864: 6862: 6854: 6853: 6849: 6837: 6833: 6828: 6824: 6816: 6814: 6808: 6807: 6800: 6793: 6771: 6767: 6762: 6758: 6753: 6749: 6742: 6724: 6720: 6700: 6699: 6695: 6680: 6676: 6669: 6648: 6641: 6610:Excerpts from: 6603: 6601: 6588: 6587: 6583: 6578: 6574: 6567: 6553: 6549: 6544: 6540: 6535: 6531: 6524: 6516:. p. 207. 6512:. Vol. 1. 6503: 6499: 6492: 6471: 6467: 6460: 6439: 6435: 6419: 6418: 6412: 6410: 6403:"Archived copy" 6401: 6400: 6396: 6391: 6364: 6344:yod-coalescence 6294: 6255: 6126: 6047:appears in the 6019:(realized as a 6005: 5918: 5913: 4671: 4604: 4599: 4589: 4553: 4523: 4357: 4288:hypercorrection 4283: 4237: 4075:. The spelling 4072: 4068: 3992: 3986: 3860:accents in the 3795:English English 3789:may rhyme with 3770: 3649:with the velar 3631: 3626: 3499: 3424: 3393:debuccalization 3298: 3185: 3180: 2823:Hiberno-English 2815:Estuary English 2767: 2763: 2738: 2734: 2709: 2705: 2680: 2676: 2536: 2534:Yod-coalescence 1526:Norfolk dialect 1515:yod-coalescence 1068: 1067: 1059: 1057: 1056: 1055: 1054: 1053: 1044: 1037: 1034: 1019: 1013: 921: 867:is any vowel), 839:The diphthongs 711: 701: 695: 580: 518: 423: 417: 393: 387: 367: 366: 365: 329: 300: 277: 202: 179: 124: 99: 60: 54: 51: 44: 32:This article's 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 7711: 7701: 7700: 7695: 7690: 7673: 7672: 7669: 7668: 7665: 7664: 7662: 7661: 7654: 7653: 7652: 7647: 7635: 7627: 7622: 7615: 7607: 7599: 7594: 7588: 7586: 7580: 7579: 7577: 7576: 7571: 7566: 7561: 7556: 7551: 7546: 7538: 7530: 7522: 7520: 7510: 7509: 7497: 7496: 7494: 7493: 7491:Modern English 7488: 7483: 7481:Middle English 7478: 7473: 7472: 7471: 7466: 7461: 7456: 7446: 7441: 7436: 7434:Proto-Germanic 7431: 7425: 7422: 7421: 7414: 7413: 7406: 7399: 7391: 7383: 7382: 7369: 7363:978-0521891387 7362: 7336: 7329: 7309: 7297: 7288: 7276: 7270:Nathan, G.S., 7263: 7247: 7234: 7221: 7212: 7199: 7182: 7171: 7153: 7142: 7119: 7112: 7091: 7065: 7056: 7043: 7034: 7025: 7016: 6997: 6988: 6979: 6962: 6949: 6925: 6897: 6884: 6871: 6847: 6831: 6822: 6798: 6791: 6765: 6756: 6747: 6740: 6718: 6693: 6674: 6667: 6651:Labov, William 6639: 6581: 6572: 6565: 6547: 6538: 6529: 6522: 6506:Wells, John C. 6497: 6490: 6465: 6458: 6433: 6393: 6392: 6390: 6387: 6386: 6385: 6380: 6375: 6370: 6363: 6360: 6334: 6333: 6330: 6326: 6325: 6322: 6318: 6317: 6314: 6293: 6290: 6254: 6251: 6248: 6247: 6241: 6237: 6236: 6230: 6226: 6225: 6219: 6215: 6214: 6208: 6188:London English 6125: 6122: 6015:is frequently 6004: 6003:Glottalization 6001: 5954:bilabial nasal 5917: 5914: 5912: 5909: 5906: 5905: 5900: 5897: 5893: 5892: 5889:pen-pin merger 5885: 5880: 5877: 5873: 5872: 5867: 5864: 5860: 5859: 5856:pen-pin merger 5852: 5847: 5844: 5840: 5839: 5834: 5831: 5827: 5826: 5819: 5814: 5811: 5807: 5806: 5799: 5794: 5789: 5785: 5784: 5781:pen-pin merger 5777: 5772: 5767: 5763: 5762: 5759:pen-pin merger 5755: 5750: 5747: 5743: 5742: 5737: 5734: 5730: 5729: 5724: 5721: 5717: 5716: 5713:pen-pin merger 5709: 5704: 5701: 5695: 5694: 5691:pen-pin merger 5687: 5682: 5679: 5675: 5674: 5671:pen-pin merger 5667: 5662: 5659: 5655: 5654: 5649: 5646: 5642: 5641: 5639: 5634: 5631: 5627: 5626: 5621: 5618: 5614: 5613: 5610:pen-pin merger 5606: 5601: 5598: 5594: 5593: 5590:pen-pin merger 5586: 5581: 5578: 5574: 5573: 5570:pen-pin merger 5566: 5561: 5558: 5554: 5553: 5548: 5545: 5541: 5540: 5535: 5532: 5528: 5527: 5522: 5519: 5515: 5514: 5511:pen-pin merger 5507: 5502: 5499: 5495: 5494: 5489: 5486: 5482: 5481: 5476: 5473: 5469: 5468: 5463: 5460: 5456: 5455: 5450: 5447: 5443: 5442: 5439:pen-pin merger 5435: 5430: 5427: 5423: 5422: 5417: 5414: 5410: 5409: 5402: 5397: 5394: 5390: 5389: 5384: 5381: 5377: 5376: 5371: 5368: 5364: 5363: 5358: 5355: 5351: 5350: 5345: 5342: 5338: 5337: 5332: 5329: 5325: 5324: 5319: 5316: 5312: 5311: 5306: 5303: 5299: 5298: 5293: 5290: 5284: 5283: 5278: 5275: 5271: 5270: 5267:pen-pin merger 5263: 5258: 5255: 5251: 5250: 5247:pen-pin merger 5243: 5238: 5235: 5231: 5230: 5225: 5222: 5218: 5217: 5214:pen-pin merger 5210: 5205: 5202: 5198: 5197: 5187: 5182: 5179: 5175: 5174: 5160: 5155: 5152: 5148: 5147: 5142: 5139: 5135: 5134: 5131:pen-pin merger 5127: 5122: 5119: 5115: 5114: 5111:pen-pin merger 5107: 5102: 5099: 5093: 5092: 5087: 5084: 5080: 5079: 5074: 5071: 5067: 5066: 5059: 5054: 5051: 5047: 5046: 5041: 5038: 5034: 5033: 5030:pen-pin merger 5026: 5021: 5018: 5014: 5013: 5008: 5005: 5001: 5000: 4995: 4992: 4988: 4987: 4982: 4979: 4973: 4972: 4967: 4964: 4960: 4959: 4954: 4951: 4947: 4946: 4941: 4938: 4934: 4933: 4928: 4925: 4921: 4920: 4915: 4912: 4908: 4907: 4902: 4899: 4893: 4892: 4887: 4884: 4880: 4879: 4872: 4867: 4864: 4860: 4859: 4856: 4853: 4848: 4834:Glottalization 4817:in words like 4777: 4776: 4762: 4744: 4673:The merger of 4670: 4667: 4603: 4600: 4598: 4595: 4556:in words like 4522: 4519: 4513:from singular 4485: 4484: 4481: 4479: 4473: 4467: 4466: 4463: 4461: 4455: 4449: 4448: 4445: 4443: 4437: 4431: 4430: 4427: 4425: 4419: 4413: 4412: 4409: 4407: 4401: 4395: 4394: 4391: 4389: 4383: 4374:Examples are: 4356: 4353: 4236: 4233: 4232: 4231: 4228: 4225: 4222: 4203:Jonathan Swift 4199: 4198: 4195: 4061:alveolar nasal 4053:NG-coalescence 4004:weak syllables 3988:Main article: 3985: 3982: 3879:is pronounced 3843:Stoke-on-Trent 3757:singer–finger 3722:longer/longest 3630: 3629:NG-coalescence 3627: 3625: 3622: 3608: 3607: 3604: 3602: 3596: 3590: 3589: 3582: 3580: 3574: 3568: 3567: 3564: 3562: 3556: 3550: 3549: 3546: 3544: 3538: 3498: 3495: 3430:is reduced to 3423: 3420: 3416:Northumberland 3406:dialects, and 3297: 3291: 3184: 3181: 3179: 3176: 3175: 3174: 3156: 3155: 3150: 3147: 3143: 3142: 3137: 3134: 3130: 3129: 3124: 3121: 3117: 3116: 3111: 3108: 3104: 3103: 3098: 3095: 3091: 3090: 3083: 3078: 3075: 3071: 3070: 3065: 3062: 3058: 3057: 3052: 3049: 3045: 3044: 3039: 3036: 3032: 3031: 3026: 3023: 3019: 3018: 3013: 3010: 3006: 3005: 3000: 2997: 2993: 2992: 2987: 2984: 2980: 2979: 2974: 2971: 2967: 2966: 2961: 2958: 2954: 2953: 2950: 2947: 2942: 2885: 2884: 2878: 2864: 2863: 2857: 2669: 2668: 2662: 2656: 2642: 2641: 2623: 2597: 2588: 2535: 2532: 2529: 2528: 2523: 2520: 2516: 2515: 2510: 2507: 2503: 2502: 2497: 2494: 2490: 2489: 2484: 2481: 2477: 2476: 2471: 2468: 2464: 2463: 2458: 2455: 2451: 2450: 2445: 2442: 2438: 2437: 2432: 2429: 2425: 2424: 2419: 2416: 2412: 2411: 2406: 2403: 2399: 2398: 2393: 2390: 2386: 2385: 2380: 2377: 2373: 2372: 2367: 2364: 2360: 2359: 2354: 2351: 2345: 2344: 2339: 2336: 2332: 2331: 2326: 2323: 2319: 2318: 2313: 2310: 2306: 2305: 2300: 2297: 2293: 2292: 2287: 2284: 2280: 2279: 2274: 2271: 2267: 2266: 2261: 2258: 2254: 2253: 2248: 2245: 2241: 2240: 2235: 2232: 2228: 2227: 2220: 2215: 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1630: 1629: 1624: 1621: 1617: 1616: 1611: 1608: 1604: 1603: 1600: 1597: 1592: 1271:, for example 1234: 1233: 1226:, for example 1220: 1213:, for example 1207: 1200:, for example 1194: 1187:, for example 1154: 1153: 1138: 1123: 1058: 1045: 1035: 1022: 1021: 1020: 1011: 1010: 1009: 1008: 1007: 994: 987:, for example 981: 973:, for example 967: 946:, for example 920: 917: 818:American South 694: 691: 586:is reduced to 579: 576: 517: 514: 513: 512: 482: 479:Middle English 443:rounded vowels 431:Middle English 419:Main article: 416: 413: 386: 383: 360:⟩, see 336: 335: 334: 331: 330: 328: 327: 320: 313: 305: 302: 301: 299: 298: 293: 287: 284: 283: 282:Related topics 279: 278: 276: 275: 270: 265: 260: 255: 250: 245: 243:L-vocalization 240: 235: 230: 225: 212: 209: 208: 204: 203: 201: 200: 195: 189: 186: 185: 181: 180: 178: 177: 172: 167: 162: 157: 152: 147: 142: 136: 133: 132: 126: 125: 123: 122: 117: 115:In Old English 111: 108: 107: 101: 100: 98: 97: 95:Middle English 92: 86: 83: 82: 78: 77: 71: 70: 62: 61: 41:the key points 31: 29: 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 7710: 7699: 7696: 7694: 7691: 7689: 7686: 7685: 7683: 7660: 7659: 7655: 7651: 7648: 7646: 7643: 7642: 7641: 7640: 7636: 7634: 7632: 7628: 7626: 7623: 7621: 7620: 7616: 7614: 7613:-vocalization 7612: 7608: 7606: 7604: 7600: 7598: 7595: 7593: 7590: 7589: 7587: 7585: 7581: 7575: 7572: 7570: 7567: 7565: 7562: 7560: 7557: 7555: 7552: 7550: 7547: 7545: 7539: 7537: 7531: 7529: 7528: 7524: 7523: 7521: 7519: 7515: 7511: 7507: 7502: 7498: 7492: 7489: 7487: 7484: 7482: 7479: 7477: 7474: 7470: 7467: 7465: 7462: 7460: 7457: 7455: 7452: 7451: 7450: 7447: 7445: 7442: 7440: 7437: 7435: 7432: 7430: 7427: 7426: 7423: 7419: 7412: 7407: 7405: 7400: 7398: 7393: 7392: 7389: 7379: 7376:Dandy, E.B., 7373: 7365: 7359: 7355: 7350: 7349: 7340: 7332: 7326: 7322: 7321: 7313: 7307: 7301: 7292: 7283: 7281: 7273: 7267: 7260: 7254: 7252: 7244: 7241:Wells, J.C., 7238: 7231: 7225: 7216: 7209: 7203: 7196: 7192: 7186: 7180: 7175: 7169: 7165: 7162: 7157: 7151: 7146: 7138: 7134: 7128: 7126: 7124: 7115: 7113:9781139465847 7109: 7105: 7104: 7095: 7079: 7072: 7070: 7060: 7053: 7047: 7038: 7029: 7020: 7012: 7008: 7001: 6992: 6983: 6976: 6972: 6966: 6959: 6953: 6939: 6935: 6929: 6914: 6910: 6904: 6902: 6894: 6888: 6881: 6875: 6861: 6857: 6851: 6844: 6840: 6839:Jespersen, O. 6835: 6826: 6813: 6812: 6805: 6803: 6794: 6792:9783110175325 6788: 6784: 6780: 6776: 6769: 6760: 6751: 6743: 6741:9783110208412 6737: 6733: 6729: 6722: 6715: 6711: 6707: 6703: 6697: 6689: 6685: 6678: 6670: 6668:3-11-016746-8 6664: 6660: 6656: 6652: 6646: 6644: 6635: 6631: 6627: 6623: 6619: 6615: 6599: 6595: 6591: 6585: 6576: 6568: 6566:0-340-70608-2 6562: 6558: 6551: 6542: 6533: 6525: 6523:0-521-22919-7 6519: 6515: 6511: 6507: 6501: 6493: 6491:0-15-507319-2 6487: 6483: 6479: 6475: 6469: 6461: 6459:0-7131-6287-2 6455: 6451: 6447: 6443: 6442:Gimson, A. C. 6437: 6429: 6423: 6409:on 2005-03-20 6408: 6404: 6398: 6394: 6384: 6381: 6379: 6376: 6374: 6371: 6369: 6366: 6365: 6359: 6349: 6345: 6341: 6331: 6328: 6327: 6323: 6320: 6319: 6315: 6312: 6311: 6308: 6302: 6299: 6289: 6286: 6281: 6275: 6264: 6260: 6242: 6239: 6238: 6231: 6228: 6227: 6220: 6217: 6216: 6209: 6206: 6205: 6202: 6200: 6195: 6189: 6181: 6173: 6169: 6167: 6162: 6158: 6154: 6149: 6139: 6135: 6121: 6114: 6112: 6104: 6100: 6096: 6085: 6068: 6066: 6062: 6058: 6054: 6050: 6049:syllable coda 6042: 6038: 6034: 6022: 6018: 6010: 6000: 5998: 5994: 5990: 5986: 5982: 5978: 5974: 5970: 5966: 5955: 5951: 5939: 5935: 5927: 5923: 5901: 5898: 5895: 5894: 5890: 5886: 5881: 5878: 5875: 5874: 5868: 5865: 5862: 5861: 5857: 5853: 5848: 5845: 5842: 5841: 5835: 5832: 5829: 5828: 5824: 5820: 5815: 5812: 5809: 5808: 5804: 5800: 5795: 5793: 5790: 5787: 5786: 5782: 5778: 5773: 5771: 5768: 5765: 5764: 5760: 5756: 5751: 5748: 5745: 5744: 5738: 5735: 5732: 5731: 5725: 5722: 5719: 5718: 5714: 5710: 5705: 5702: 5700: 5697: 5696: 5692: 5688: 5683: 5680: 5677: 5676: 5672: 5668: 5663: 5660: 5657: 5656: 5650: 5647: 5644: 5643: 5640: 5635: 5632: 5629: 5628: 5622: 5619: 5616: 5615: 5611: 5607: 5602: 5599: 5596: 5595: 5591: 5587: 5582: 5579: 5576: 5575: 5571: 5567: 5562: 5559: 5556: 5555: 5549: 5546: 5543: 5542: 5536: 5533: 5530: 5529: 5523: 5520: 5517: 5516: 5512: 5508: 5503: 5500: 5497: 5496: 5490: 5487: 5484: 5483: 5477: 5474: 5471: 5470: 5464: 5461: 5458: 5457: 5451: 5448: 5445: 5444: 5440: 5436: 5431: 5428: 5425: 5424: 5418: 5415: 5412: 5411: 5407: 5403: 5398: 5395: 5392: 5391: 5385: 5382: 5379: 5378: 5372: 5369: 5366: 5365: 5359: 5356: 5353: 5352: 5346: 5343: 5340: 5339: 5333: 5330: 5327: 5326: 5320: 5317: 5314: 5313: 5307: 5304: 5301: 5300: 5294: 5291: 5289: 5286: 5285: 5279: 5276: 5273: 5272: 5268: 5264: 5259: 5256: 5253: 5252: 5248: 5244: 5239: 5236: 5233: 5232: 5226: 5223: 5220: 5219: 5215: 5211: 5206: 5203: 5200: 5199: 5191: 5188: 5183: 5180: 5177: 5176: 5164: 5161: 5156: 5153: 5150: 5149: 5143: 5140: 5137: 5136: 5132: 5128: 5123: 5120: 5117: 5116: 5112: 5108: 5103: 5100: 5098: 5095: 5094: 5088: 5085: 5082: 5081: 5075: 5072: 5069: 5068: 5064: 5060: 5055: 5052: 5049: 5048: 5042: 5039: 5036: 5035: 5031: 5027: 5022: 5019: 5016: 5015: 5009: 5006: 5003: 5002: 4996: 4993: 4990: 4989: 4983: 4980: 4978: 4975: 4974: 4968: 4965: 4962: 4961: 4955: 4952: 4949: 4948: 4942: 4939: 4936: 4935: 4929: 4926: 4923: 4922: 4916: 4913: 4910: 4909: 4903: 4900: 4898: 4895: 4894: 4888: 4885: 4882: 4881: 4877: 4873: 4868: 4865: 4862: 4861: 4857: 4854: 4852: 4849: 4847: 4844: 4843: 4837: 4835: 4830: 4828: 4824: 4820: 4811: 4809: 4805: 4796: 4794: 4790: 4774: 4763: 4760: 4756: 4745: 4742: 4738: 4727: 4726: 4725: 4722: 4708: 4696: 4692: 4688: 4684: 4666: 4664: 4660: 4657:having , and 4656: 4636: 4632: 4627: 4625: 4621: 4609: 4594: 4592: 4585: 4573: 4571: 4567: 4563: 4559: 4551: 4546: 4544: 4540: 4536: 4532: 4528: 4518: 4516: 4512: 4508: 4504: 4500: 4496: 4492: 4482: 4480: 4478: 4474: 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3824: 3820: 3816: 3812: 3811:Welsh English 3808: 3804: 3803:West Midlands 3800: 3796: 3792: 3788: 3784: 3776: 3767: 3763: 3761: 3760: 3754: 3750: 3746: 3742: 3738: 3733: 3731: 3727: 3723: 3719: 3715: 3711: 3707: 3703: 3699: 3695: 3691: 3687: 3683: 3679: 3675: 3670: 3668: 3664: 3660: 3656: 3648: 3644: 3621: 3619: 3615: 3612:According to 3605: 3603: 3601: 3597: 3595: 3592: 3591: 3587: 3583: 3581: 3579: 3575: 3573: 3570: 3569: 3565: 3563: 3561: 3557: 3555: 3552: 3551: 3547: 3545: 3543: 3539: 3537: 3534: 3533: 3530: 3528: 3524: 3504: 3494: 3492: 3491: 3486: 3485:Kenny Wheeler 3482: 3478: 3474: 3470: 3469: 3463: 3461: 3453: 3449: 3445: 3441: 3419: 3417: 3413: 3409: 3405: 3400: 3394: 3390: 3386: 3382: 3368: 3363:, pronounced 3361: 3353:, pronounced 3351: 3346: 3338: 3330: 3326: 3317: 3315: 3311: 3293:Reduction of 3290: 3288: 3284: 3271: 3269: 3265: 3261: 3257: 3249: 3245: 3241: 3240:Doric dialect 3237: 3233: 3229: 3225: 3221: 3216: 3214: 3206: 3202: 3196: 3172: 3168: 3165: 3164: 3163: 3162: 3151: 3148: 3145: 3144: 3138: 3135: 3132: 3131: 3125: 3122: 3119: 3118: 3112: 3109: 3106: 3105: 3099: 3096: 3093: 3092: 3088: 3084: 3079: 3076: 3073: 3072: 3066: 3063: 3060: 3059: 3053: 3050: 3047: 3046: 3040: 3037: 3034: 3033: 3027: 3024: 3021: 3020: 3014: 3011: 3008: 3007: 3001: 2998: 2995: 2994: 2988: 2985: 2982: 2981: 2975: 2972: 2969: 2968: 2962: 2959: 2956: 2955: 2951: 2948: 2943: 2938: 2937: 2931: 2929: 2925: 2921: 2917: 2913: 2909: 2905: 2900: 2898: 2894: 2890: 2882: 2879: 2876: 2873: 2872: 2871: 2869: 2861: 2858: 2855: 2852: 2851: 2850: 2848: 2844: 2840: 2836: 2832: 2828: 2824: 2820: 2816: 2812: 2808: 2804: 2800: 2795: 2791: 2762: 2756: 2730: 2704: 2698: 2674: 2666: 2663: 2661:(also in RP ) 2660: 2657: 2654: 2650: 2647: 2646: 2645: 2639: 2635: 2631: 2624: 2621: 2617: 2613: 2609: 2605: 2598: 2596: 2589: 2587: 2583: 2576: 2575: 2574: 2564: 2559: 2557: 2553: 2549: 2544:/dj,tj,sj,zj/ 2542:the clusters 2541: 2524: 2521: 2518: 2517: 2511: 2508: 2505: 2504: 2498: 2495: 2492: 2491: 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Index


lead section
summarize
provide an accessible overview
English pronunciation
Old English
Middle English
General development
In Old English
In Scots
Development of vowels
A
Close back
Close front
Diphthongs
Great Vowel Shift
Open back
Pre-L
Pre-R
Single consonants
Clusters
Cotcaught merger
Drawl
Flapping
H-dropping
L-vocalization
NG
R
Rhoticity
T-glottalization

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