12-02-2017, 08:35 PM
This is about a linguistic merger that is spreading across the English-speaking world. This is called the cot-caught merger and is the merger of English [É’]* (short o in "lot" or "doll") and [É”:] ("aw" as in "call" or "thought").
*In most North American dialects, [ɒ] is pronounced as unrounded [ɑ] or even [ä].
Do you pronounce "cot" and "caught", "chock" and "chalk", and "collar" and "caller" the same? If the vowel is merged, how is it pronounced
*In most North American dialects, [ɒ] is pronounced as unrounded [ɑ] or even [ä].
Do you pronounce "cot" and "caught", "chock" and "chalk", and "collar" and "caller" the same? If the vowel is merged, how is it pronounced