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Introduction

Canadian Raising /aʊ/

Canadian Raising /aɪ/

north/force "-orr" words

Canadian Lowering /ɛ/

trap + nasal /æN/

R-Colouring/Rhotic Vowels

trap/bath/palm

"-ile" words

Conclusion

 

Canadian Lowering: dress "e" /ɛ/ words

Word List:

neck, fetch, Jeff, mesh, ebb, bed, edge, hem, pen

Ted sent ten red roses to Jenny.

Fred sat on the edge of the bed fixing the neck of his sweater.

Esther went to fetch her red dress with the frayed hem.

Wendy is enmeshed in a bad friendship that never seems to end.

Reg's pen went missing last Wednesday.

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