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#low-back-merger_shift

Low-Back-Merger Shift

Vowel shift

The Low-Back-Merger Shift is a chain shift of vowel sounds found in several dialects of North American English, beginning in the last quarter of the 20th century and most significantly involving the low back merger accompanied by the lowering and backing of the front lax vowels:, , and.

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Low-Back-Merger Shift Cot–caught merger Phonological history of English open back vowels Western American English North American English Standard Canadian English American English /æ/ raising General American English New York accent
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