Canadian Accent Studies

User   Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:04 pm GMT
>> Not everyone in Canada has Canadian Raising. <<

Exactly. Therefore that particular passage would sound *exactly* the same in a Canadian accent as it would sound in a phonologically conservative General American accent.
Nina   Thu Dec 07, 2006 6:39 am GMT
Llorenna   Sun Dec 10, 2006 12:46 am GMT
Could someone please identify the merged vowel in this recording:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK8FB7USprM


the stressed vowel in words DRAWING and LOST
is
a) [A] or
b) [Q]

many thanks
John   Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:49 am GMT
I think it's [A]