Ka-ra-mel and Si-rup
Caramel and Syrup
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<<It was traditionally defined as "not Southern and not Northeastern", but I think the prevalence of the cot-caught merger, the California Vowel Shift, and the NCVS mean that it must be defined as "not Western or Northern" as well.>>
Haha, that's true; the GA-speaking region may have contracted to practical nonexistence at this point. But I agree that GA is useful as an abstraction of non-regional speech.
Haha, that's true; the GA-speaking region may have contracted to practical nonexistence at this point. But I agree that GA is useful as an abstraction of non-regional speech.
>>Haha, that's true; the GA-speaking region may have contracted to practical nonexistence at this point. But I agree that GA is useful as an abstraction of non-regional speech.<<
I have to agree here - and it seems like the only way to really such effective elimination of GA as something that is really spoken by native speakers as such is to redefine GA as optionally including the cot-caught merger.
I have to agree here - and it seems like the only way to really such effective elimination of GA as something that is really spoken by native speakers as such is to redefine GA as optionally including the cot-caught merger.
>> but I think the prevalence of the cot-caught merger, the California Vowel Shift, and the NCVS mean that it must be defined as "not Western or Northern" as well. <<
Hmm. Well, that leaves only da Nort Central and the Midlands, heh?
Hmm. Well, that leaves only da Nort Central and the Midlands, heh?
>>Hmm. Well, that leaves only da Nort Central and the Midlands, heh?<<
Over here that'd be more like "da NoRRth Ce~chruw" [d_d@:"nORT"sE~tSr\M:], but same difference.
Over here that'd be more like "da NoRRth Ce~chruw" [d_d@:"nORT"sE~tSr\M:], but same difference.
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