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Pronunciation of English ⟨ng⟩

In English, the digraph ⟨ng⟩ often represents the velar nasal, as in long /lɒŋ/ and nothing /ˈnʌθɪŋ/. In other cases, it represents a sequence of the velar nasal followed by the voiced velar stop, as in longer /ˈlɒŋɡər/, which had been the original pronunciation of the digraph up until Early Modern English when the /ɡ/ sound was lost in most words…

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G-dropping

Linguistic variableStandardUnstressedMorphemeSociolinguists
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NG-coalescence

AllophoneEnglish MidlandsBrummieMancunianScouse
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Digraph⟨ng⟩Velar nasalVoiced velar stopEarly Modern English
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Changes affecting the -‍thing suffix

Nasalization
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Changes affecting the -‍thing suffix

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Pronunciation of English ⟨ng⟩

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g-dropping english pronunciation words pronounced dialects dropped velar nasal modern linguistic ɪŋ class like often underlying speakers ɪn etc example

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Bengali or Vancouverinstance ofor as in Modern Standard English in words0.80text
where there is a free variation between an alveolar nasalinstance ofor as in Modern Standard English in words0.80text
a velar nasalinstance ofor as in Modern Standard English in words0.80text
ceilinginstance ofincluding nouns0.80text
morning.According to phonetician John Cinstance ofincluding nouns0.80text
musicinstance ofG-dropping is used frequently in pop culture0.80text
movies.HistoryG-dropping is a linguistic phenomenon that has been studied by sociolinguists since the 1950sinstance ofG-dropping is used frequently in pop culture0.80text
musicinstance ofso much so that this trait bleeds into other facets of the culture0.80text

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