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Phonological history of English open back vowels

The phonology of the open back vowels of the English language has undergone changes both overall and with regional variations, through Old and Middle English to the present. The sounds heard in modern English were significantly influenced by the Great Vowel Shift, as well as more recent developments in some dialects such as the cot–caught merger.

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Variation in present-day English

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the cotinstance ofas well as more recent developments in some dialects0.80text
causeinstance ofThe long vowel /ɔː/ of boat had been raised to /oː/ as a result of the Great Vowel Shift.The diphthong /aw/ found in words0.80text
lawinstance ofThe long vowel /ɔː/ of boat had been raised to /oː/ as a result of the Great Vowel Shift.The diphthong /aw/ found in words0.80text
allinstance ofThe long vowel /ɔː/ of boat had been raised to /oː/ as a result of the Great Vowel Shift.The diphthong /aw/ found in words0.80text
saltinstance ofThe long vowel /ɔː/ of boat had been raised to /oː/ as a result of the Great Vowel Shift.The diphthong /aw/ found in words0.80text
psalminstance ofThe long vowel /ɔː/ of boat had been raised to /oː/ as a result of the Great Vowel Shift.The diphthong /aw/ found in words0.80text
halfinstance ofThe long vowel /ɔː/ of boat had been raised to /oː/ as a result of the Great Vowel Shift.The diphthong /aw/ found in words0.80text
changeinstance ofThe long vowel /ɔː/ of boat had been raised to /oː/ as a result of the Great Vowel Shift.The diphthong /aw/ found in words0.80text
chamberinstance ofThe long vowel /ɔː/ of boat had been raised to /oː/ as a result of the Great Vowel Shift.The diphthong /aw/ found in words0.80text
dance had become an open back monophthong /ɔː/ or /ɑː/.At this timeinstance ofThe long vowel /ɔː/ of boat had been raised to /oː/ as a result of the Great Vowel Shift.The diphthong /aw/ found in words0.80text
the short /ɔ/ in dog was lowered to /ɒ/There were thus two open back monophthongsinstance ofThe long vowel /ɔː/ of boat had been raised to /oː/ as a result of the Great Vowel Shift.The diphthong /aw/ found in words0.80text
changeinstance ofIn words0.80text

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