cot-caught merger
cot-caught merger · cot-caught mergers
A phonemic merger in some varieties of English in which the vowels in words such as…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.
UK/ˈkɒt kɔːt ˌmɜːd͡ʒə/US/ˈkɑt kɔt ˌmɝd͡ʒɚ/
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
Forms
plural: cot-caught mergers| Singular | cot-caught merger |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedfather-bother merger