Thursday, January 22, 2009

22. syllable-final /ɑ/ to /ɔ/

22. Some lects of "r-ful" English change syllable-final /ɑ/ to /ɔ/; e.g.,

hurrah, həˈrɔ
pa, pɔ
Panama, ˈpænəˌˌmɔ
Utah ˈyutɔ
Arkansas, ˈɑrkənˌsɔ
pra~line, ˈprɔlin,
Chihua~hua, tʃɪˈwɔwɑ

cf. Variable syllable boundaries

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