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Low-back-merger shift

Vowel shift

The low-back-merger shift is a chain shift of vowel sounds found in several accents of North American English, beginning in the last quarter of the 20th century and most significantly involving the low back merger (which collapses together the low-back vowel sounds:,, and in words like PALM, LOT,…

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