cot-caught merger

短语

发音

US /ˈkɑt kɔt ˌmɝd͡ʒɚ/
US /ˈkɑt kɑt ˌmɝd͡ʒɚ/
UK /ˈkɒt kɔːt ˌmɜːd͡ʒə/
UK /ˈkɔt koːt ˌməːd͡ʒə/
其它 /ˈkɔt koːt ˌməːd͡ʒə/
SCOT /ˈkɔt kɔt ˌmɛɾdʒəɾ/
AU /ˈkɔt koːt ˌmɜːd͡ʒə/
NZ /ˈkɔt koːt ˌmøːd͡ʒɘ/

词形变化

cot-caught mergers 复数 cot-caught mergers

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A phonemic merger in some varieties of English (especially American, Canadian and Scottish English) in which the vowels in words such as hot and doll (/ɒ/) and in words such as law and talk (/ɔː/) are pronounced identically, making the words cot and caught homophones.

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