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...
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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...
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South Australian English (section TRAP–BATH split)
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...
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Phonological history of English open back vowels (redirect from Lot–cloth split)
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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/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...
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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/...
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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...
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