Phonological History Of English High Back Vowels
Most dialects of modern English have two high back vowels: the close back rounded vowel /u/ found in words like goose, and the near-close near-back rounded vowel /ʊ/ found in words like foot. This article discusses the history of these vowels in various dialects of English, focusing in particular on phonemic splits and mergers involving these sounds.
Read more about Phonological History Of English High Back Vowels: Foot–goose Merger, Foot–strut Split, Merger of Middle English /y/, /ɛu/, /eu/, and /iu/, Shortening of /uː/ To /ʊ/, Change of /uː.ɪ/ To
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