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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 Raising — "ow" /aʊ/ pt. 2

Word Pairs

 

loud vs. lout

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         Female, St. Thomas/Toronto/Kitchener ON, b. 1961—Complete Sample

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         Female, Hanover/Barrie ON, b. 1990—Complete Sample

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         Male, Mattawa/Sudbury ON, b. 1960 —Complete Sample

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         Male, Hamilton ON, b. 1959—Complete Sample

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         Female, Cobourg ON, b. 1956—Complete Sample

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         Female, Kitchener/Oakville ON, b. 1954—Complete Sample

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to mouthe vs. mouth

This comparison is interesting, as many speakers pronounced the verb, to mouthe, the same as the noun, mouth. The main examples here show the contrast of the two.

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         Male, Mattawa/Northern ON/St. Thomas ON, b. 1960—Complete Sample

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         Female, Guelph, Halton ON, b. 1953—Complete Sample

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         Female, Bowmanville/North Bay ON, b. 1950—Complete Sample

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         Male, Newmarket/Bradford ON, b. 1973 —Complete Sample

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         Female, Hamilton, Burlington, Toronto, Ottawa ON, b. 1953—Complete Sample

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