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Phonological history of English consonant clusters

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1025: 3777: 1325: 36: 3664:), 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 7017: 3962:, 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 4648:; 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 3389:
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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
499:, 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 7419: 3991:. 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. 3766:
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
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is assigned to the previous syllable, but it commonly coalesces to . Here are a few examples of yod-coalescence universal in all English dialects:
7667: 7648: 7628: 431: 283: 278: 258: 7528: 326: 140: 6100:. 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 7536: 7339: 4014: 150: 1051: 2860:(many speakers because of the influence by the phonology of their mother languages). That results in pronunciations such as the following: 6181:, 1386), and was considered acceptable in literary English until about 1600. It persists in some dialects of rural England as well as in 6127:
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
1050: 7122: 6801: 6750: 6677: 6575: 6532: 6500: 6468: 319: 4544:. This may happen within words or across word boundaries. Examples of stops that will often be elided in this way include the in 3494:
may always have been silent in English, since this loanword did not enter the language until the late 18th century. The trumpeter
7412: 6600: 7516: 6378: 381: 372: 354: 115: 1415:, there is no yod-dropping. The same applies accordingly to British and other accents; the yod is often dropped after initial 819:, which had occurred in London by the end of the 17th century, did not take place in all dialects. A few dialects, notably in 3097: 1081:
The previously mentioned accents that did not have the → change were not subject to this process. Thus, for example, in much
3540:(or devoicing of the following approximant) in its new word-initial environment. Some examples of such pronunciations are: 2845: 130: 6413: 7439: 6198: 2817: 263: 7405: 7018:"Insertion and deletion in Northern English (ng): Interacting innovations in the life cycle of phonological processes" 3205: 697: 1247:
Yod-dropping in the above environments used to be considered nonstandard in England but now also occurs by educated
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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
7474: 7253: 6144: 3250: 105: 4187:). Further evidence that this pronunciation was once standard comes from old rhymes, as in this couplet from 7454: 7449: 7444: 4886: 3792:
Some accents, however, do not show the full effects of NG-coalescence as described above. In these accents,
2683: 645: 7553: 7545: 6366: 6362: 6315: 6288: 6280: 6276: 6255: 6244: 6233: 6222: 6202: 6194: 6186: 6156: 6152: 6140: 6128: 6117: 6101: 6097: 6090: 6086: 6082: 6055: 6039: 6035: 6023: 5971: 5967: 5956: 5952: 5940: 5913: 5893: 5880: 5860: 5847: 5827: 5807: 5785: 5763: 5750: 5737: 5717: 5709: 5695: 5675: 5662: 5647: 5634: 5614: 5594: 5574: 5561: 5548: 5535: 5515: 5502: 5489: 5476: 5463: 5443: 5430: 5410: 5397: 5384: 5371: 5358: 5345: 5332: 5319: 5306: 5291: 5271: 5251: 5238: 5218: 5204: 5195: 5181: 5177: 5168: 5155: 5135: 5115: 5100: 5087: 5067: 5054: 5034: 5021: 5008: 4995: 4980: 4967: 4954: 4941: 4928: 4915: 4900: 4880: 4825: 4810: 4795: 4791: 4779: 4775: 4761: 4757: 4743: 4739: 4729: 4725: 4721: 4713: 4709: 4689: 4685: 4661: 4657: 4653: 4649: 4626: 4622: 4593: 4589: 4580: 4343: 4317: 4313: 4290: 4286: 4255: 4251: 4221: 4172: 4165: 4142: 4138: 4134: 4130: 4106: 4102: 4056: 4048: 4044: 4010: 4006: 3988: 3959: 3928: 3916: 3901: 3891: 3661: 3649: 3645: 3537: 3529: 3525: 3521: 3517: 3466: 3446: 3442: 3438: 3407: 3386: 3382: 3375: 3365: 3351: 3343: 3331: 3316: 3312: 3305: 3289: 3285: 3262: 3219: 3199: 3163: 3150: 3137: 3124: 3111: 3091: 3078: 3065: 3052: 3039: 3026: 3013: 3000: 2987: 2974: 2955: 2950: 2914: 2878: 2849: 2663: 2636: 2610: 2601: 2588: 2581: 2577: 2554: 2536: 2523: 2510: 2497: 2484: 2471: 2458: 2445: 2432: 2419: 2406: 2393: 2380: 2367: 2352: 2339: 2326: 2313: 2300: 2287: 2274: 2261: 2248: 2228: 2215: 2202: 2189: 2176: 2163: 2150: 2137: 2118: 2113: 2099: 2086: 2073: 2060: 2047: 2034: 2021: 2008: 1989: 1984: 1963: 1950: 1935: 1922: 1909: 1896: 1876: 1861: 1848: 1835: 1818: 1805: 1786: 1781: 1767: 1754: 1741: 1728: 1715: 1702: 1689: 1676: 1663: 1650: 1637: 1624: 1605: 1600: 1588: 1584: 1548: 1544: 1540: 1521: 1517: 1513: 1505: 1501: 1497: 1490: 1463: 1459: 1455: 1451: 1439: 1428: 1416: 1412: 1385: 1381: 1377: 1373: 1337: 1329: 1300: 1293: 1286: 1279: 1275: 1271: 1263: 1256: 1252: 1248: 1241: 1234: 1228: 1221: 1215: 1208: 1202: 1195: 1187: 1172: 1168: 1161: 1154: 1146: 1139: 1131: 1124: 1114: 1110: 1034: 1015: 1008: 1002: 995: 988: 981: 975: 968: 961: 954: 939: 907: 855: 851: 844: 840: 836: 816: 812: 785: 781: 773: 769: 765: 757: 750: 742: 738: 718: 685: 610: 602: 598: 594: 552: 548: 544: 540: 536: 532: 496: 461: 457: 449: 437: 419: 415: 411: 368: 364: 350: 4735:
Epenthesis of a stop between a nasal and a fricative can also occur in other environments, for example:
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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
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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
4110: 4040: 3837: 3809: 3347: 2857: 2829: 2550: 1830: 1825: 1482: 1349: 389: 301: 3449:, this seems to have taken place during the seventeenth century. The change affected words like 7574: 7368: 7335: 7329: 7118: 6797: 6793: 6785: 6746: 6673: 6669: 6571: 6528: 6496: 6492: 6464: 6432: 6273: 5833: 5813: 5416: 5073: 4375: 4346:.) Both sounds are nonetheless still pronounced before vowels in certain derivatives, such as 4052: 3920: 3857: 3513: 2562: 832: 407: 170: 85: 7143: 6738: 6170:, and both forms continued into Middle English, the latter, metathesizing to "ask". The form 7640: 6632: 6063: 5999: 3868: 2853: 2776: 2747: 2718: 2689: 1576: 1353: 1310: 1267: 737:, which has the sound . Many such clusters arose in dialects in which the falling diphthong 511: 273: 4987: 7469: 7364: 7178: 7171: 6484: 6295: 6067: 5983: 5948: 5936: 4641: 4501: 4298: 3932: 3829: 3805: 3628: 3403: 2833: 2825: 1536: 1186:
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
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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
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in clusters is a feature even of standard accents, such as RP. There, may be heard for
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The change in fact applies not only at the end of a word, but generally at the end of a
7620: 7501: 7491: 7160: 6849: 6027: 5964: 5899: 5866: 5791: 5769: 5723: 5701: 5681: 5620: 5600: 5580: 5521: 5449: 5277: 5257: 5224: 5141: 5121: 5040: 4537: 4379: 4213: 4071: 4066:, G-dropping does not involve the dropping of any sound, simply the replacement of the 3895: 3853: 3769: 3533: 3470: 3426: 3414: 3254: 489: 441: 253: 6608: 6174:
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
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with a following consonant. This can occur within or between words. For example, the
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pronunciation may be inherited from the former distinct present participle form. The
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In certain English accents, yod-coalescence also occurs in stressed syllables, as in
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because, like in the Welsh English dialects discussed above, they retain a diphthong
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has been found to be often shorter (and the longer) than in the underlying cluster
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does not show the effects of coalescence, and the pronunciation is retained, as in
6452: 6176: 6031: 4184: 3948: 3936: 3223: 3222:, apparently during the 17th century. An intermediate stage may have been an with 1532: 661: 7357: 7331:
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
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calls Early Yod Dropping in which the was elided in the following environments:
7660: 7655: 7459: 7201: 6985: 4075: 4067: 3728: 3724: 3653: 2917:. It has certainly become established in words of the first group listed above ( 2566: 1868: 669: 473: 7363:(1. publ., 4. print. ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p.  6904:
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
7612: 6820: 6417: 6393: 6147:, meaning that the order of the consonants is switched. For example, the word 4618: 4039:, etc. G-dropping speakers may pronounce this syllable as or (reducing to a 4000: 3833: 3825: 3817: 3246: 3181: 1306: 1305:
The lack of yod-dropping in those contexts has occasionally been held to be a
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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
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in practically all varieties of Modern English. They remain distinct in the
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in words like "use", "unit", etc. only if there is no consonant before the
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but also to the position after nonalveolar consonants as well: pairs like
1324: 1270:, yod-dropping is found not only in the above environments but also after 7607: 4656:
is not necessarily complete, however; the duration of the epenthetic in
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Coalescence can even occur across word boundaries, as in the colloquial "
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respectively, but many American speakers keep the yod, realizing them as
360: 243: 6070:, and it is followed by another consonant except (normally) a liquid or 6019: 5970:. Other cases of assimilation also occur, such as pronunciation of the 4717: 4541: 4149: 3644:
NG-coalescence is a historical sound change by which the final cluster
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is rhotacized to in consonant clusters, causing pronunciations like:
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An earlier reduction that took place in early Middle English was the
4198: 4180: 4118: 3883: 3845: 3692: 648:, but it is much less widespread than wh-reduction, and is generally 3886:, NG-coalescence is extended to morpheme-internal position, so that 2933:
etc.), and it does not generally occur in those of the third group (
1579:, who was from Norfolk and described his turkeys as "bootiful" (for 1259:
is not normally dropped in RP in medial positions, however: compare
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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
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For the insertion of glottal stops before certain consonants, see
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being adopted in educated speech around the 1820s, possibly as a
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etc.), but it is not yet universal in those of the second group (
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remain distinct: the first member of each pair has the diphthong
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characteristic of that environment). This occurred with the word
6311: 4907: 4579:, the sound later came to be re-inserted by some speakers as a 4285:
By analogy with words like these, certain other words ending in
4019: 3908:(although the is not dropped before a stressed syllable, as in 3861: 3359: 1362: 734: 714:
Y-cluster reductions are reductions of clusters ending with the
568: 562: 556: 492:(the latter words having had an unrounded vowel in Old English). 7514: 7401: 4005:
G-dropping is a popular name for the feature of speech whereby
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as . Voicing assimilation determines the sound of the endings
4575:. This change took place around the 17th century. In the word 4062:
Relative to the great majority of modern dialects, which have
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In other cases (when it is not morpheme-final), word-internal
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and in several varieties of Scots in the nineteenth century.
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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
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In certain varieties such as Australian, Ugandan, and some
2797: 2762: 2704: 6120:, pre-glottalization is common even before a vowel, as in 2785: 2756: 2727: 2698: 7359:
African American English : a linguistic introduction
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Phonological history of English fricatives and affricates
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Historically, similar reductions have taken place before
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recorded it in parts of the Northern English counties of
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S-cluster metathesis has been observed in some forms of
4597:(the sent-cent merger). This led to the modern sound of 4370:
General reduction of final consonant clusters occurs in
3596: 6601:"Changes in Progress in Canadian English: Yod-dropping" 2678:(also in RP ), the intermediate form being also common 1348:
General American thus undergoes yod-dropping after all
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in a dialect that was not subject to early yod-dropping
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This example has a long history: the Old English verb
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described above, and in rapid speech may involve the
4664:. Some speakers preserve a clearer distinction, with 4625:, making it identical or very similar to the cluster 3381:
Most dialects of English reduced the initial cluster
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That can lead to additional homophony; for instance,
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respectively (for the meanings of those symbols, see
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Yod-rhotacization is a process that occurs for some
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of adjacent consonants is common, particularly of a
4258:(the plum-plumb merger). This affects words such as 3402:, implying that a stage of assimilation (or perhaps 2788: 2730: 1190:
is in the same syllable as the preceding consonant:
359:. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see 7593: 7527: 7219:
The Origins and Development of the English Language
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Varieties of English 3: The Pacific and Australasia
5998:(in verb forms): these are voiced (, ) following a 4109:is a long-established one. Old English verbs had a 4043:in some cases), while non-G-dropping speakers have 3229:As a result of this reduction, pairs of words like 2913:Yod-coalescence has traditionally been resisted in 2856:, and even some varieties of English in Asia, like 2779: 2750: 2721: 2692: 1539:extend yod-dropping not only to the position after 1419:, for example, but it is not dropped in words like 652:where it is found. Aside from accents with general 7356: 6745:. Berlin/New York: Mouton de Gruyter. p. 60. 6695:"A Nation Divided on How to Say the Word "Coupon"" 4708:. However, this is less common than the merger of 4266:, as well as derived forms with suffixes, such as 3878:On the other hand, in some accents of the west of 1360:, however, preserve the distinction in pairs like 843:– these dialects therefore lack the clusters with 729:, and is sometimes referred to as "yod", from the 6969:A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles 6891:A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles 6854:A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles 5963:likely becomes , assimilating with the following 4023:ending of verbs, but also in other words such as 3820:, and is also present in north-east varieties of 3486:and other silent letters in English. In fact the 7389:Black Communications: Breaking Down the Barriers 7065:, Blackwell 1936, cited in Wells (1982), p. 262. 3923:. In Middle English, the can be regarded as an 823:, as well as in some parts of northern England, 747:Phonological history of English high back vowels 373:IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters 7117:. Cambridge University Press. p. 353-354. 6457:An Introduction to the Pronunciation of English 4809:An epenthetic often intervenes in the cluster 3178:List of yod-dropping and coalescence homophones 749:.) They were thus often found before the vowel 4220:forms consistently rhyme with words ending in 3627:, these reductions occur only in the broadest 510:). The distinction is maintained, however, in 444:) has been subject to two kinds of reduction: 7413: 7256:, John Wells's Phonetic Blog, 25 August 2010. 6790:A Handbook of Varieties of English: Phonology 6741:. In Burridge, Kate; Kortmann, Bernd (eds.). 3680:in the standard varieties of Modern English. 3292:during Middle English. For example, the word 1512:speech, which continues to be the case after 858:are most commonly indicated by the spellings 660:this reduction is mostly found in accents of 327: 8: 7285:, John Benjamins Publishing 2008, pp. 77–78. 7114:Irish English: History and Present Day Forms 6984:in English dates back to 1777, according to 4337: 3369: 555:in Middle English. For example, Old English 7283:Phonology: A Cognitive Grammar Introduction 7172:List of AAVE features contrasting with MUSE 7161:HLW: Word Forms: Processes: English Accents 4250:In later Middle English, the final cluster 4129:, but not necessarily spoken as such – the 4125:. These merged into a single form, written 4078:consequence of replacing the sound written 3368:, and the cognate word in Modern German is 3354:. For example, the Old English ancestor of 7524: 7511: 7420: 7406: 7398: 6384:Phonological history of English consonants 4849: 4790:Epenthesis may also happen in the cluster 3723:, there is no sound. An exception is the 2943: 2106: 1977: 1774: 1593: 696:, etc. is often reduced from to just (a 334: 320: 76: 7206:Linguistics for Everyone: An Introduction 6108:. It can also occur before a pause as in 4637:have come to be homophones or nearly so. 3445:in Modern English. Like the reduction of 2108:Homophonous pairs after other consonants 1411:, etc., with a syllable break before the 644:. This is sometimes considered a type of 7264: 7262: 6131:spread rapidly during the 20th century. 4563:in certain words, leading to the silent 4342:, where the cluster has been reduced to 4228:, where "lining" rhymes with "fine in": 4160:. Its use is highly correlated with the 3469:sound. The cluster is preserved in some 3210:here), hence the spelling of words like 1595:Homophonous pairs after j, r, ʃ, and tʃ 1489:is mainly pronounced without the yod as 1171:does not appear in Welsh English before 991:(compare in some conservative dialects) 792:. They also occurred in words ending in 593:In some dialects of English the cluster 60:of all important aspects of the article. 7699:Splits and mergers in English phonology 7391:, African American Images, 1991, p. 44. 7293: 7291: 7138: 7136: 7134: 6664:; Ash, Sharon; Boberg, Charles (2006). 6656: 6654: 6607:. University of Toronto. Archived from 6405: 6139:Final consonant clusters starting with 6054:. More precisely, it occurs in RP when 3860:). This also occurs in a small area of 3804:. This is particularly associated with 3788:in various regional dialects of England 3465:being retained despite the loss of the 3410:) preceded that of complete reduction. 3202:cluster (note that /r/ does not denote 910:is commonly indicated by the spellings 292: 217: 194: 139: 114: 91: 84: 7082: 7080: 7063:A History of Modern Colloquial English 6437:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( 6430: 6361:, which features the reverse process, 6151:may be pronounced like "ax", with the 6018:While there are many accents (such as 4850: 3198:Old and Middle English had an initial 2944: 2107: 1978: 1775: 1594: 1071: 709: 684:remain distinct; however, the cluster 56:Please consider expanding the lead to 7087:Liberman, Anatoly (21 October 2009). 6815: 6813: 4536:When a consonant cluster ending in a 4074:. The name derives from the apparent 3915:It is because of NG-coalescence that 2621:(also in words ending with consonant+ 839:diphthong where standard English has 406:The H-cluster reductions are various 7: 7241:The Blackwell Companion to Phonology 6822:Why some say CHUBE and some say TOOB 6354: 6294:The form has been found to occur in 3935:, but in Modern English, in view of 3919:is now normally regarded one of the 1979:Homophonous pairs after d, n, and t 1525: 363:. For the distinction between , 7016:Bailey, George (15 December 2020). 6980:The first recorded use of the word 6920:"Wir Ain Leed - Mid Northern Scots" 6666:The Atlas of North American English 6270:African American Vernacular English 6210:African American Vernacular English 4844: 4520:by the same rule that gives plural 4372:African American Vernacular English 4366:Generalized final cluster reduction 4158:African American Vernacular English 4063: 3437:The Middle English initial cluster 906:, while the historical monophthong 531:The Old English consonant clusters 6906:, 2nd ed., Heilbronn, 1887, p. 171 6737:Laurie Bauer; Paul Warren (2008). 6693:Duryee, Tricia (6 November 2011). 5931:In English as in other languages, 4297:added to their spelling by way of 3731:forms of adjectives: in the words 2906:come to be pronounced the same as 2549:Yod-coalescence is a process that 1508:was also a traditional feature of 25: 7270:Gimson's Pronunciation of English 6350: 5947:is often pronounced (becoming a 4621:is inserted in the final cluster 4205:Shepherd, what art thou pursuing, 4017:. This applies especially to the 4009:is used in place of the standard 3413:The cluster is preserved in some 2565:). The first two are examples of 1435:, but most Americans retain it.) 601:, leading to pronunciations like 527:Reduction of /hl/, /hr/ and /hn/ 7208:, Cengage Learning 2012, p. 162. 6786:"New Zealand English: Phonology" 6739:"New Zealand English: phonology" 6357:, described above (and also the 4238:And, if she can but win a crown, 3867:It is also associated with some 3429:in the late nineteenth century. 3350:usually still sound the initial 3338:in Old English; this changed to 3315:is reduced in modern English to 3189:Other initial cluster reductions 2775: 2746: 2717: 2688: 1776:Homophonous pairs after l and s 1072:Problems playing this file? See 1047: 676:. In other dialects of English, 384:includes various changes in the 34: 7221:, Cengage Learning 2013, p. 49. 6495:: Harcourt College Publishers. 6379:Phonological history of English 4241:'Twill just new dye the lining. 4226:A Ballad on the Game of Traffic 4183:who frequently engaged in such 3284:Old English also had a cluster 2881:, stressed can also coalesce: 382:phonological history of English 355:International Phonetic Alphabet 48:may be too short to adequately 7315:Online Etymology Dictionary - 7254:"Some day my prints will come" 6784:Bauer, L.; Warren, P. (2005). 6701:. Dow Jones & Company Inc. 6625:Journal of English Linguistics 4316:occurred, this was reduced to 4232:But Weston has a new-cast gown 4179:(used in referring to country 3824:. This includes the cities of 3269:reported distinctions between 3098:intervocalic alveolar flapping 1113:, while the second member has 58:provide an accessible overview 1: 7074:Wells (1982), pp. 17, 19, 26. 7024:. Cambridge University Press. 6788:. In Schneider, E. W. (ed.). 6042:in such words and phrases as 4320:(the him-hymn merger), as in 4208:Heedless running to thy ruin? 4177:huntin’, shootin’ and fishin’ 2844:, and to a certain extent in 1442:in British pronunciations of 1427:. (British speakers omit the 745:. (For more information, see 432:Pronunciation of English ⟨wh⟩ 7190:Ebonics Notes and Discussion 6986:Merriam-Webster's dictionary 6463:: Edward Arnold Publishers. 6197:, from where it has entered 3921:phonemes of standard English 3758:. This means that the words 1583:). Such accents pronounce a 7334:. Peter Lang. p. 208. 7328:Kperogi, Farooq A. (2015). 7034:Wells (1982), pp. 189, 366. 4293:sound, had a silent letter 4246:Reduction of /mb/ and /mn/ 4082:with that normally written 3536:is then subject to regular 3528:are reduced by the loss of 3498:wrote a composition titled 3218:. This was reduced to just 3194:Reduction of /wr/ and /wl/ 1474:sound is widely incorrect. 698:voiceless palatal fricative 422:) in some or all dialects. 7725: 6637:10.1177/007542429802600102 6525:Cambridge University Press 6062:, is preceded by a vowel, 6022:) in which syllable-final 4728:rather than epenthesis in 4289:, which had no historical 3998: 3461:, etc., the spelling with 1438:Additionally, there is no 760:– which was in some cases 707: 429: 399: 80:History and description of 7523: 7510: 7435: 6264:Merger of /str/ and /skr/ 4750:is often pronounced like 4692:is also possible, making 4629:. For example, the words 4532:Medial cluster reductions 4378:. It also appears in the 4235:On Sundays to be fine in, 4154:Southern American English 3808:accents in areas such as 3796:may be found with , and 3346:sound. Cognates in other 3296:derives from Old English 1376:in words in which RP has 1358:Southern American English 520:Southern American English 195:Development of consonants 7552:Changes before historic 7544:Changes before historic 7272:, Routledge 2013, p. 99. 7148:www.rehabmed.ualberta.ca 7111:Hickey, Raymond (2007). 7043:Wells (1982), pp. 60–64. 6283:. For example, the word 6112:spoken alone but not in 6074:in the same word, as in 4312:Where the final cluster 3951:) do regard a word like 3635:Final cluster reductions 3482:jokes about this silent 1356:, such as working-class 721:, which is the sound of 710:§ Yod-rhotacization 7455:Anglo-Frisian languages 7355:Green, Lisa J. (2002). 7217:Algeo, J., Butcher, C. 6792:. Vol. 1. Berlin: 6570:. Arnold. p. 192. 5922:Alterations of clusters 5203:may also be pronounced 5176:may also be pronounced 4887:Mary-marry-merry merger 4817:, making it rhyme with 4101:The pronunciation with 3984:etc., as noted above). 3597:final cluster reduction 3516:, the initial clusters 3504:, a pun on "new high". 3360: 3311:Middle English initial 1391:However, in words like 1167:Conversely, an initial 646:glide cluster reduction 569: 563: 557: 351:phonetic transcriptions 7243:, Wiley 2011, p. 1906. 7022:Journal of Linguistics 4617:For many speakers, an 4581:spelling pronunciation 4338: 4224:, as in this verse of 4143:spelling pronunciation 3789: 3687:. If a word ending in 3370: 3261:cluster is pronounced 2915:Received Pronunciation 2639:in words ending vowel+ 1345: 1028: 1011:clusters, for example 418:(or become reduced to 348:This article contains 7487:Anglo-Norman language 7306:Wells (1982), p. 260. 7297:Wells (1982), p. 261. 7052:Wells (1982), p. 262. 7006:Wells (1982), p. 188. 6997:Wells (1982), p. 567. 6840:Wells (1982), p. 247. 6774:Wells (1982), p. 338. 6765:Wells (1982), p. 330. 6590:Wells (1982), p. 206. 6556:Wells (1982), p. 385. 6547:Wells (1982), p. 207. 6489:A Course in Phonetics 6287:may be pronounced as 6268:For some speakers of 4794:, which then becomes 4301:. Such words include 3904:), thus rhyming with 3779: 3595:→ (also affected by 2842:South African English 2613:in words ending with 2591:in most words ending 1327: 1027: 874:is any consonant and 460:being perceived as a 141:Development of vowels 86:English pronunciation 7517:Phonological history 7497:Early Modern English 7230:Wells (1982), p. 95. 6611:on February 29, 2008 6135:S-cluster metathesis 5009:ˈtʃæn(t)s,ˈtʃɑːn(t)s 4613:Prince–prints merger 4608:Consonant insertions 4380:Local Dublin English 4254:was reduced to just 3652:being realized as a 3508:S-cluster reductions 3419:Alexander John Ellis 3334:cluster was spelled 3319:, making pairs like 3267:Alexander John Ellis 2838:Newfoundland English 1528:is now more common. 934:Yod-dropping is the 772:before (historical) 704:Y-cluster reductions 668:; it also occurs in 440:(spelled ⟨wh⟩ since 408:consonant reductions 396:H-cluster reductions 7450:Proto-West-Germanic 7440:Proto-Indo-European 6856:, vol. 1, 12.81-82. 6721:Columbia University 6717:The Pulitzer Prizes 6093:or also before the 4852: 4786:becomes "kinkston") 4772:becomes "hampster") 4768:becomes "Sampson", 4561:syllabic consonants 4117:and a verbal noun ( 3931:, occurring before 3648:, pronounced (the 3288:, which reduced to 2946: 2852:, many speakers in 2846:New Zealand English 2832:, some speakers of 2109: 1980: 1777: 1596: 1496:Yod-dropping after 1481:and to some extent 1352:. A few accents of 1350:alveolar consonants 716:palatal approximant 585:in Modern English. 414:that have lost the 116:General development 7585:Trisyllabic laxing 7565:Close front vowels 7429:History of English 7177:2006-06-22 at the 6521:Accents of English 6143:sometimes undergo 4851:Homophonous pairs 4336:. (Compare French 4197:, set to music by 4171:The fact that the 4111:present participle 4080:⟨ng⟩ 3838:Manchester dialect 3790: 3782:⟨ng⟩ 3737:stronger/strongest 3433:Reduction of /ɡn/ 3348:Germanic languages 2945:Homophonous pairs 2858:Philippine English 2830:Zimbabwean English 2662:(also in standard 1483:Australian English 1346: 1029: 831:, still retain a ( 426:Reductions of /hw/ 390:consonant clusters 302:History of English 7686: 7685: 7682: 7681: 7678: 7677: 7575:Great Vowel Shift 7560:Close back vowels 7341:978-1-4331-2926-1 7268:Alan Cruttenden, 7150:. March 17, 2001. 6902:Vietor, Wilhelm: 6794:Mouton de Gruyter 6670:Mouton de Gruyter 6605:CHASS.UToronto.ca 6493:Fort Worth, Texas 6347: 6346: 6303:Yod-rhotacization 6279:is pronounced as 6274:consonant cluster 6261: 6260: 6166:also appeared as 6116:. In the case of 5919: 5918: 5834:wine-whine merger 5814:wine-whine merger 5417:cot-caught merger 5074:weak vowel merger 4601:⟨c⟩ 4565:⟨t⟩ 4498: 4497: 4376:Caribbean English 4295:⟨b⟩ 4191:'s 1732 pastoral 4084:⟨n⟩ 4053:weak vowel merger 3858:Potteries dialect 3780:Pronunciation of 3691:is followed by a 3621: 3620: 3514:Caribbean English 3512:In some types of 3169: 3168: 2816:. That occurs in 2563:English phonology 2542: 2541: 2105: 2104: 1976: 1975: 1970:foot–goose merger 1883:foot–goose merger 1773: 1772: 1516:, but now, after 1175:in words such as 1052: 811:This change from 780:, or weakened to 723:⟨y⟩ 589:Reduction of /hj/ 508:cluster reduction 501:wine–whine merger 476:period, and with 344: 343: 218:Variable features 204:Single consonants 171:Great Vowel Shift 92:Historical stages 75: 74: 16:(Redirected from 7716: 7704:Scottish English 7580:Open back vowels 7555: 7547: 7525: 7512: 7422: 7415: 7408: 7399: 7392: 7385: 7379: 7378: 7362: 7352: 7346: 7345: 7325: 7319: 7313: 7307: 7304: 7298: 7295: 7286: 7279: 7273: 7266: 7257: 7250: 7244: 7237: 7231: 7228: 7222: 7215: 7209: 7198: 7192: 7187: 7181: 7169: 7163: 7158: 7152: 7151: 7140: 7129: 7128: 7107: 7101: 7100: 7098: 7096: 7084: 7075: 7072: 7066: 7059: 7053: 7050: 7044: 7041: 7035: 7032: 7026: 7025: 7013: 7007: 7004: 6998: 6995: 6989: 6978: 6972: 6971:, vol. 1, 12.72. 6965: 6959: 6958: 6956: 6955: 6949:www.lel.ed.ac.uk 6941: 6935: 6934: 6932: 6930: 6916: 6907: 6900: 6894: 6893:, vol. 1, 12.71. 6887: 6881: 6880: 6878: 6877: 6871:www.lel.ed.ac.uk 6863: 6857: 6847: 6841: 6838: 6832: 6831: 6830: 6829: 6817: 6808: 6807: 6781: 6775: 6772: 6766: 6763: 6757: 6756: 6734: 6728: 6727: 6709: 6703: 6702: 6690: 6684: 6683: 6658: 6649: 6648: 6620: 6618: 6616: 6597: 6591: 6588: 6582: 6581: 6563: 6557: 6554: 6548: 6545: 6539: 6538: 6513: 6507: 6506: 6491:(4th ed.). 6485:Ladefoged, Peter 6481: 6475: 6474: 6459:(3rd ed.). 6449: 6443: 6442: 6436: 6428: 6426: 6425: 6416:. Archived from 6410: 6368: 6364: 6359:coil–curl merger 6321: 6320: 6317: 6314:speakers, where 6290: 6282: 6278: 6257: 6246: 6235: 6224: 6215: 6214: 6204: 6196: 6191:Jamaican English 6188: 6158: 6154: 6142: 6130: 6119: 6103: 6099: 6092: 6088: 6084: 6057: 6041: 6037: 6025: 6000:voiced consonant 5973: 5969: 5958: 5954: 5942: 5915: 5895: 5882: 5862: 5849: 5829: 5809: 5787: 5765: 5752: 5739: 5719: 5697: 5677: 5664: 5649: 5636: 5616: 5596: 5576: 5563: 5550: 5537: 5517: 5504: 5491: 5478: 5465: 5445: 5432: 5412: 5399: 5386: 5373: 5360: 5347: 5334: 5321: 5308: 5293: 5273: 5253: 5240: 5220: 5206: 5197: 5183: 5179: 5170: 5157: 5137: 5117: 5102: 5089: 5069: 5056: 5036: 5023: 5010: 4997: 4982: 4969: 4956: 4943: 4930: 4917: 4902: 4882: 4853: 4827: 4812: 4797: 4793: 4781: 4777: 4763: 4759: 4745: 4741: 4731: 4727: 4723: 4715: 4711: 4691: 4687: 4680:Other insertions 4663: 4659: 4655: 4651: 4628: 4624: 4602: 4595: 4591: 4566: 4388: 4387: 4345: 4341: 4319: 4315: 4296: 4292: 4288: 4257: 4253: 4223: 4194:Acis and Galatea 4174: 4167: 4140: 4136: 4132: 4108: 4104: 4085: 4081: 4058: 4050: 4046: 4012: 4008: 3990: 3961: 3933:velar consonants 3930: 3918: 3903: 3893: 3869:American English 3783: 3741:younger/youngest 3663: 3651: 3647: 3543: 3542: 3532:. The following 3531: 3527: 3523: 3519: 3468: 3448: 3444: 3440: 3409: 3388: 3384: 3377: 3373: 3367: 3363: 3353: 3345: 3333: 3318: 3314: 3307: 3291: 3287: 3264: 3221: 3209: 3201: 3165: 3152: 3139: 3126: 3113: 3093: 3080: 3067: 3054: 3041: 3028: 3015: 3002: 2989: 2976: 2957: 2952: 2947: 2854:Scottish English 2804: 2803: 2800: 2799: 2796: 2793: 2790: 2787: 2784: 2781: 2769: 2768: 2765: 2764: 2761: 2758: 2755: 2752: 2744:) and "whatcha" 2743: 2742: 2739: 2738: 2735: 2732: 2729: 2726: 2723: 2711: 2710: 2707: 2706: 2703: 2700: 2697: 2694: 2638: 2612: 2603: 2590: 2583: 2579: 2556: 2538: 2525: 2512: 2499: 2486: 2473: 2460: 2447: 2434: 2421: 2408: 2395: 2382: 2369: 2354: 2341: 2328: 2315: 2302: 2289: 2276: 2263: 2250: 2235:vile–vial merger 2230: 2217: 2204: 2191: 2178: 2165: 2152: 2139: 2120: 2115: 2110: 2101: 2088: 2075: 2062: 2049: 2036: 2023: 2010: 1991: 1986: 1981: 1965: 1952: 1937: 1924: 1911: 1898: 1878: 1863: 1850: 1837: 1820: 1807: 1788: 1783: 1778: 1769: 1756: 1743: 1730: 1717: 1704: 1691: 1678: 1665: 1652: 1639: 1626: 1607: 1602: 1597: 1590: 1586: 1577:Bernard Matthews 1550: 1546: 1542: 1535:accents such as 1523: 1519: 1515: 1507: 1503: 1499: 1492: 1465: 1461: 1457: 1453: 1441: 1430: 1418: 1414: 1387: 1383: 1379: 1375: 1354:American English 1339: 1331: 1311:Golden Horseshoe 1302: 1295: 1288: 1281: 1277: 1273: 1268:General American 1265: 1258: 1254: 1251:-speakers. (The 1243: 1236: 1230: 1223: 1217: 1210: 1204: 1197: 1189: 1174: 1170: 1163: 1156: 1148: 1141: 1133: 1126: 1116: 1112: 1054: 1053: 1026: 1017: 1010: 1004: 997: 990: 983: 977: 970: 963: 956: 941: 909: 857: 853: 846: 842: 838: 818: 814: 787: 783: 775: 771: 767: 759: 752: 744: 740: 724: 720: 687: 612: 604: 600: 596: 572: 566: 560: 554: 550: 546: 543:were reduced to 542: 538: 534: 498: 463: 459: 451: 439: 421: 417: 413: 370: 366: 336: 329: 322: 274:T-glottalization 77: 70: 67: 61: 38: 30: 21: 7724: 7723: 7719: 7718: 7717: 7715: 7714: 7713: 7689: 7688: 7687: 7674: 7644:-glottalization 7589: 7519: 7506: 7431: 7426: 7396: 7395: 7386: 7382: 7375: 7354: 7353: 7349: 7342: 7327: 7326: 7322: 7314: 7310: 7305: 7301: 7296: 7289: 7280: 7276: 7267: 7260: 7251: 7247: 7239:Yu, A.C.L., in 7238: 7234: 7229: 7225: 7216: 7212: 7199: 7195: 7188: 7184: 7179:Wayback Machine 7170: 7166: 7159: 7155: 7142: 7141: 7132: 7125: 7110: 7108: 7104: 7094: 7092: 7086: 7085: 7078: 7073: 7069: 7060: 7056: 7051: 7047: 7042: 7038: 7033: 7029: 7015: 7014: 7010: 7005: 7001: 6996: 6992: 6979: 6975: 6967:Jespersen, O., 6966: 6962: 6953: 6951: 6943: 6942: 6938: 6928: 6926: 6918: 6917: 6910: 6901: 6897: 6889:Jespersen, O., 6888: 6884: 6875: 6873: 6865: 6864: 6860: 6848: 6844: 6839: 6835: 6827: 6825: 6819: 6818: 6811: 6804: 6783: 6782: 6778: 6773: 6769: 6764: 6760: 6753: 6736: 6735: 6731: 6711: 6710: 6706: 6692: 6691: 6687: 6680: 6660: 6659: 6652: 6622: 6621:Excerpts from: 6614: 6612: 6599: 6598: 6594: 6589: 6585: 6578: 6565: 6564: 6560: 6555: 6551: 6546: 6542: 6535: 6527:. p. 207. 6523:. Vol. 1. 6515: 6514: 6510: 6503: 6483: 6482: 6478: 6471: 6451: 6450: 6446: 6429: 6423: 6421: 6414:"Archived copy" 6412: 6411: 6407: 6402: 6375: 6355:yod-coalescence 6305: 6266: 6137: 6058:appears in the 6030:(realized as a 6016: 5929: 5924: 4682: 4615: 4610: 4600: 4564: 4534: 4368: 4299:hypercorrection 4294: 4248: 4086:. The spelling 4083: 4079: 4003: 3997: 3871:accents in the 3806:English English 3800:may rhyme with 3781: 3660:with the velar 3642: 3637: 3510: 3435: 3404:debuccalization 3309: 3196: 3191: 2834:Hiberno-English 2826:Estuary English 2778: 2774: 2749: 2745: 2720: 2716: 2691: 2687: 2547: 2545:Yod-coalescence 1537:Norfolk dialect 1526:yod-coalescence 1079: 1078: 1070: 1068: 1067: 1066: 1065: 1064: 1055: 1048: 1045: 1030: 1024: 932: 878:is any vowel), 850:The diphthongs 722: 712: 706: 591: 529: 434: 428: 404: 398: 378: 377: 376: 340: 311: 288: 213: 190: 135: 110: 71: 65: 62: 55: 43:This article's 39: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 7722: 7720: 7712: 7711: 7706: 7701: 7691: 7690: 7684: 7683: 7680: 7679: 7676: 7675: 7673: 7672: 7665: 7664: 7663: 7658: 7646: 7638: 7633: 7626: 7618: 7610: 7605: 7599: 7597: 7591: 7590: 7588: 7587: 7582: 7577: 7572: 7567: 7562: 7557: 7549: 7541: 7533: 7531: 7521: 7520: 7515: 7508: 7507: 7505: 7504: 7502:Modern English 7499: 7494: 7492:Middle English 7489: 7484: 7483: 7482: 7477: 7472: 7467: 7457: 7452: 7447: 7445:Proto-Germanic 7442: 7436: 7433: 7432: 7427: 7425: 7424: 7417: 7410: 7402: 7394: 7393: 7380: 7374:978-0521891387 7373: 7347: 7340: 7320: 7308: 7299: 7287: 7281:Nathan, G.S., 7274: 7258: 7245: 7232: 7223: 7210: 7193: 7182: 7164: 7153: 7130: 7123: 7102: 7076: 7067: 7054: 7045: 7036: 7027: 7008: 6999: 6990: 6973: 6960: 6936: 6908: 6895: 6882: 6858: 6842: 6833: 6809: 6802: 6776: 6767: 6758: 6751: 6729: 6704: 6685: 6678: 6662:Labov, William 6650: 6592: 6583: 6576: 6558: 6549: 6540: 6533: 6517:Wells, John C. 6508: 6501: 6476: 6469: 6444: 6404: 6403: 6401: 6398: 6397: 6396: 6391: 6386: 6381: 6374: 6371: 6345: 6344: 6341: 6337: 6336: 6333: 6329: 6328: 6325: 6304: 6301: 6265: 6262: 6259: 6258: 6252: 6248: 6247: 6241: 6237: 6236: 6230: 6226: 6225: 6219: 6199:London English 6136: 6133: 6026:is frequently 6015: 6014:Glottalization 6012: 5965:bilabial nasal 5928: 5925: 5923: 5920: 5917: 5916: 5911: 5908: 5904: 5903: 5900:pen-pin merger 5896: 5891: 5888: 5884: 5883: 5878: 5875: 5871: 5870: 5867:pen-pin merger 5863: 5858: 5855: 5851: 5850: 5845: 5842: 5838: 5837: 5830: 5825: 5822: 5818: 5817: 5810: 5805: 5800: 5796: 5795: 5792:pen-pin merger 5788: 5783: 5778: 5774: 5773: 5770:pen-pin merger 5766: 5761: 5758: 5754: 5753: 5748: 5745: 5741: 5740: 5735: 5732: 5728: 5727: 5724:pen-pin merger 5720: 5715: 5712: 5706: 5705: 5702:pen-pin merger 5698: 5693: 5690: 5686: 5685: 5682:pen-pin merger 5678: 5673: 5670: 5666: 5665: 5660: 5657: 5653: 5652: 5650: 5645: 5642: 5638: 5637: 5632: 5629: 5625: 5624: 5621:pen-pin merger 5617: 5612: 5609: 5605: 5604: 5601:pen-pin merger 5597: 5592: 5589: 5585: 5584: 5581:pen-pin merger 5577: 5572: 5569: 5565: 5564: 5559: 5556: 5552: 5551: 5546: 5543: 5539: 5538: 5533: 5530: 5526: 5525: 5522:pen-pin merger 5518: 5513: 5510: 5506: 5505: 5500: 5497: 5493: 5492: 5487: 5484: 5480: 5479: 5474: 5471: 5467: 5466: 5461: 5458: 5454: 5453: 5450:pen-pin merger 5446: 5441: 5438: 5434: 5433: 5428: 5425: 5421: 5420: 5413: 5408: 5405: 5401: 5400: 5395: 5392: 5388: 5387: 5382: 5379: 5375: 5374: 5369: 5366: 5362: 5361: 5356: 5353: 5349: 5348: 5343: 5340: 5336: 5335: 5330: 5327: 5323: 5322: 5317: 5314: 5310: 5309: 5304: 5301: 5295: 5294: 5289: 5286: 5282: 5281: 5278:pen-pin merger 5274: 5269: 5266: 5262: 5261: 5258:pen-pin merger 5254: 5249: 5246: 5242: 5241: 5236: 5233: 5229: 5228: 5225:pen-pin merger 5221: 5216: 5213: 5209: 5208: 5198: 5193: 5190: 5186: 5185: 5171: 5166: 5163: 5159: 5158: 5153: 5150: 5146: 5145: 5142:pen-pin merger 5138: 5133: 5130: 5126: 5125: 5122:pen-pin merger 5118: 5113: 5110: 5104: 5103: 5098: 5095: 5091: 5090: 5085: 5082: 5078: 5077: 5070: 5065: 5062: 5058: 5057: 5052: 5049: 5045: 5044: 5041:pen-pin merger 5037: 5032: 5029: 5025: 5024: 5019: 5016: 5012: 5011: 5006: 5003: 4999: 4998: 4993: 4990: 4984: 4983: 4978: 4975: 4971: 4970: 4965: 4962: 4958: 4957: 4952: 4949: 4945: 4944: 4939: 4936: 4932: 4931: 4926: 4923: 4919: 4918: 4913: 4910: 4904: 4903: 4898: 4895: 4891: 4890: 4883: 4878: 4875: 4871: 4870: 4867: 4864: 4859: 4845:Glottalization 4828:in words like 4788: 4787: 4773: 4755: 4684:The merger of 4681: 4678: 4614: 4611: 4609: 4606: 4567:in words like 4533: 4530: 4524:from singular 4496: 4495: 4492: 4490: 4484: 4478: 4477: 4474: 4472: 4466: 4460: 4459: 4456: 4454: 4448: 4442: 4441: 4438: 4436: 4430: 4424: 4423: 4420: 4418: 4412: 4406: 4405: 4402: 4400: 4394: 4385:Examples are: 4367: 4364: 4247: 4244: 4243: 4242: 4239: 4236: 4233: 4214:Jonathan Swift 4210: 4209: 4206: 4072:alveolar nasal 4064:NG-coalescence 4015:weak syllables 3999:Main article: 3996: 3993: 3890:is pronounced 3854:Stoke-on-Trent 3768:singer–finger 3733:longer/longest 3641: 3640:NG-coalescence 3638: 3636: 3633: 3619: 3618: 3615: 3613: 3607: 3601: 3600: 3593: 3591: 3585: 3579: 3578: 3575: 3573: 3567: 3561: 3560: 3557: 3555: 3549: 3509: 3506: 3441:is reduced to 3434: 3431: 3427:Northumberland 3417:dialects, and 3308: 3302: 3195: 3192: 3190: 3187: 3186: 3185: 3167: 3166: 3161: 3158: 3154: 3153: 3148: 3145: 3141: 3140: 3135: 3132: 3128: 3127: 3122: 3119: 3115: 3114: 3109: 3106: 3102: 3101: 3094: 3089: 3086: 3082: 3081: 3076: 3073: 3069: 3068: 3063: 3060: 3056: 3055: 3050: 3047: 3043: 3042: 3037: 3034: 3030: 3029: 3024: 3021: 3017: 3016: 3011: 3008: 3004: 3003: 2998: 2995: 2991: 2990: 2985: 2982: 2978: 2977: 2972: 2969: 2965: 2964: 2961: 2958: 2953: 2896: 2895: 2889: 2875: 2874: 2868: 2680: 2679: 2673: 2667: 2653: 2652: 2634: 2608: 2599: 2546: 2543: 2540: 2539: 2534: 2531: 2527: 2526: 2521: 2518: 2514: 2513: 2508: 2505: 2501: 2500: 2495: 2492: 2488: 2487: 2482: 2479: 2475: 2474: 2469: 2466: 2462: 2461: 2456: 2453: 2449: 2448: 2443: 2440: 2436: 2435: 2430: 2427: 2423: 2422: 2417: 2414: 2410: 2409: 2404: 2401: 2397: 2396: 2391: 2388: 2384: 2383: 2378: 2375: 2371: 2370: 2365: 2362: 2356: 2355: 2350: 2347: 2343: 2342: 2337: 2334: 2330: 2329: 2324: 2321: 2317: 2316: 2311: 2308: 2304: 2303: 2298: 2295: 2291: 2290: 2285: 2282: 2278: 2277: 2272: 2269: 2265: 2264: 2259: 2256: 2252: 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1666: 1661: 1658: 1654: 1653: 1648: 1645: 1641: 1640: 1635: 1632: 1628: 1627: 1622: 1619: 1615: 1614: 1611: 1608: 1603: 1282:, for example 1245: 1244: 1237:, for example 1231: 1224:, for example 1218: 1211:, for example 1205: 1198:, for example 1165: 1164: 1149: 1134: 1069: 1056: 1046: 1033: 1032: 1031: 1022: 1021: 1020: 1019: 1018: 1005: 998:, for example 992: 984:, for example 978: 957:, for example 931: 928: 829:American South 705: 702: 597:is reduced to 590: 587: 528: 525: 524: 523: 493: 490:Middle English 454:rounded vowels 442:Middle English 430:Main article: 427: 424: 397: 394: 371:⟩, see 347: 346: 345: 342: 341: 339: 338: 331: 324: 316: 313: 312: 310: 309: 304: 298: 295: 294: 293:Related topics 290: 289: 287: 286: 281: 276: 271: 266: 261: 256: 254:L-vocalization 251: 246: 241: 236: 223: 220: 219: 215: 214: 212: 211: 206: 200: 197: 196: 192: 191: 189: 188: 183: 178: 173: 168: 163: 158: 153: 147: 144: 143: 137: 136: 134: 133: 128: 126:In Old English 122: 119: 118: 112: 111: 109: 108: 106:Middle English 103: 97: 94: 93: 89: 88: 82: 81: 73: 72: 52:the key points 42: 40: 33: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 7721: 7710: 7707: 7705: 7702: 7700: 7697: 7696: 7694: 7671: 7670: 7666: 7662: 7659: 7657: 7654: 7653: 7652: 7651: 7647: 7645: 7643: 7639: 7637: 7634: 7632: 7631: 7627: 7625: 7624:-vocalization 7623: 7619: 7617: 7615: 7611: 7609: 7606: 7604: 7601: 7600: 7598: 7596: 7592: 7586: 7583: 7581: 7578: 7576: 7573: 7571: 7568: 7566: 7563: 7561: 7558: 7556: 7550: 7548: 7542: 7540: 7539: 7535: 7534: 7532: 7530: 7526: 7522: 7518: 7513: 7509: 7503: 7500: 7498: 7495: 7493: 7490: 7488: 7485: 7481: 7478: 7476: 7473: 7471: 7468: 7466: 7463: 7462: 7461: 7458: 7456: 7453: 7451: 7448: 7446: 7443: 7441: 7438: 7437: 7434: 7430: 7423: 7418: 7416: 7411: 7409: 7404: 7403: 7400: 7390: 7387:Dandy, E.B., 7384: 7381: 7376: 7370: 7366: 7361: 7360: 7351: 7348: 7343: 7337: 7333: 7332: 7324: 7321: 7318: 7312: 7309: 7303: 7300: 7294: 7292: 7288: 7284: 7278: 7275: 7271: 7265: 7263: 7259: 7255: 7252:Wells, J.C., 7249: 7246: 7242: 7236: 7233: 7227: 7224: 7220: 7214: 7211: 7207: 7203: 7197: 7194: 7191: 7186: 7183: 7180: 7176: 7173: 7168: 7165: 7162: 7157: 7154: 7149: 7145: 7139: 7137: 7135: 7131: 7126: 7124:9781139465847 7120: 7116: 7115: 7106: 7103: 7090: 7083: 7081: 7077: 7071: 7068: 7064: 7058: 7055: 7049: 7046: 7040: 7037: 7031: 7028: 7023: 7019: 7012: 7009: 7003: 7000: 6994: 6991: 6987: 6983: 6977: 6974: 6970: 6964: 6961: 6950: 6946: 6940: 6937: 6925: 6921: 6915: 6913: 6909: 6905: 6899: 6896: 6892: 6886: 6883: 6872: 6868: 6862: 6859: 6855: 6851: 6850:Jespersen, O. 6846: 6843: 6837: 6834: 6824: 6823: 6816: 6814: 6810: 6805: 6803:9783110175325 6799: 6795: 6791: 6787: 6780: 6777: 6771: 6768: 6762: 6759: 6754: 6752:9783110208412 6748: 6744: 6740: 6733: 6730: 6726: 6722: 6718: 6714: 6708: 6705: 6700: 6696: 6689: 6686: 6681: 6679:3-11-016746-8 6675: 6671: 6667: 6663: 6657: 6655: 6651: 6646: 6642: 6638: 6634: 6630: 6626: 6610: 6606: 6602: 6596: 6593: 6587: 6584: 6579: 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C. 6448: 6445: 6440: 6434: 6420:on 2005-03-20 6419: 6415: 6409: 6406: 6399: 6395: 6392: 6390: 6387: 6385: 6382: 6380: 6377: 6376: 6372: 6370: 6360: 6356: 6352: 6342: 6339: 6338: 6334: 6331: 6330: 6326: 6323: 6322: 6319: 6313: 6310: 6302: 6300: 6297: 6292: 6286: 6275: 6271: 6263: 6253: 6250: 6249: 6242: 6239: 6238: 6231: 6228: 6227: 6220: 6217: 6216: 6213: 6211: 6206: 6200: 6192: 6184: 6180: 6178: 6173: 6169: 6165: 6160: 6150: 6146: 6134: 6132: 6125: 6123: 6115: 6111: 6107: 6096: 6079: 6077: 6073: 6069: 6065: 6061: 6060:syllable coda 6053: 6049: 6045: 6033: 6029: 6021: 6013: 6011: 6009: 6005: 6001: 5997: 5993: 5989: 5985: 5981: 5977: 5966: 5962: 5950: 5946: 5938: 5934: 5926: 5921: 5912: 5909: 5906: 5905: 5901: 5897: 5892: 5889: 5886: 5885: 5879: 5876: 5873: 5872: 5868: 5864: 5859: 5856: 5853: 5852: 5846: 5843: 5840: 5839: 5835: 5831: 5826: 5823: 5820: 5819: 5815: 5811: 5806: 5804: 5801: 5798: 5797: 5793: 5789: 5784: 5782: 5779: 5776: 5775: 5771: 5767: 5762: 5759: 5756: 5755: 5749: 5746: 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3885: 3881: 3876: 3874: 3873:New York City 3870: 3865: 3863: 3859: 3855: 3851: 3847: 3843: 3839: 3835: 3831: 3827: 3823: 3822:Welsh English 3819: 3815: 3814:West Midlands 3811: 3807: 3803: 3799: 3795: 3787: 3778: 3774: 3772: 3771: 3765: 3761: 3757: 3753: 3749: 3744: 3742: 3738: 3734: 3730: 3726: 3722: 3718: 3714: 3710: 3706: 3702: 3698: 3694: 3690: 3686: 3681: 3679: 3675: 3671: 3667: 3659: 3655: 3639: 3634: 3632: 3630: 3626: 3623:According to 3616: 3614: 3612: 3608: 3606: 3603: 3602: 3598: 3594: 3592: 3590: 3586: 3584: 3581: 3580: 3576: 3574: 3572: 3568: 3566: 3563: 3562: 3558: 3556: 3554: 3550: 3548: 3545: 3544: 3541: 3539: 3535: 3515: 3507: 3505: 3503: 3502: 3497: 3496:Kenny Wheeler 3493: 3489: 3485: 3481: 3480: 3474: 3472: 3464: 3460: 3456: 3452: 3432: 3430: 3428: 3424: 3420: 3416: 3411: 3405: 3401: 3397: 3393: 3379: 3374:, pronounced 3372: 3364:, pronounced 3362: 3357: 3349: 3341: 3337: 3328: 3326: 3322: 3304:Reduction of 3303: 3301: 3299: 3295: 3282: 3280: 3276: 3272: 3268: 3260: 3256: 3252: 3251:Doric dialect 3248: 3244: 3240: 3236: 3232: 3227: 3225: 3217: 3213: 3207: 3193: 3188: 3183: 3179: 3176: 3175: 3174: 3173: 3162: 3159: 3156: 3155: 3149: 3146: 3143: 3142: 3136: 3133: 3130: 3129: 3123: 3120: 3117: 3116: 3110: 3107: 3104: 3103: 3099: 3095: 3090: 3087: 3084: 3083: 3077: 3074: 3071: 3070: 3064: 3061: 3058: 3057: 3051: 3048: 3045: 3044: 3038: 3035: 3032: 3031: 3025: 3022: 3019: 3018: 3012: 3009: 3006: 3005: 2999: 2996: 2993: 2992: 2986: 2983: 2980: 2979: 2973: 2970: 2967: 2966: 2962: 2959: 2954: 2949: 2948: 2942: 2940: 2936: 2932: 2928: 2924: 2920: 2916: 2911: 2909: 2905: 2901: 2893: 2890: 2887: 2884: 2883: 2882: 2880: 2872: 2869: 2866: 2863: 2862: 2861: 2859: 2855: 2851: 2847: 2843: 2839: 2835: 2831: 2827: 2823: 2819: 2815: 2811: 2806: 2802: 2773: 2767: 2741: 2715: 2709: 2685: 2677: 2674: 2672:(also in RP ) 2671: 2668: 2665: 2661: 2658: 2657: 2656: 2650: 2646: 2642: 2635: 2632: 2628: 2624: 2620: 2616: 2609: 2607: 2600: 2598: 2594: 2587: 2586: 2585: 2575: 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Index

Yod-dropping

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

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