Trap–bath split An example of the trap–bath split Problems playing this file? See media help. The TRAP–BATH split is a vowel split that occurs mainly in...

derived. TRAP–BATH split An example of the TRAP–BATH split Problems playing this file? See media help. The TRAP–BATH split is a vowel split that occurs...

use the flat /æ/ TRAP vowel. In South Australia, however, there is a high proportion of people who use the broad /aː/ PALM vowel in BATH words. For example...

the short vowel. Similar changes took place in words with ⟨a⟩; see trap–bath split and /æ/-tensing. The cot–caught merger, discussed below, has removed...

accents of English across England, one of the most obvious being the trap–bath split of the southern half of the country. Two main sets of accents are spoken...

mid-20th century. Trap–bath split: The Mid-Atlantic accent commonly exhibits the TRAP-BATH split of RP. However, unlike in RP, the BATH vowel does not retract...

example feature is the trap–bath split, which also helped define the eastern Virginia accent in its British-style imitation. The split was also adopted in...

/ə/ is restricted to unstressed syllables, as in most dialects. The trap-bath split is a regional variable in Australia, with the PALM vowel /aː/ being...

Most varieties of Australian English exhibit only a partial trap-bath split. The words bath, grass and can't are always pronounced with the "long" /aː/...

vowel as trap or cat, usually [a]. For more details see Trap–bath split. Some areas of the West Country use [aː] in both the TRAP and BATH sets. The...