Re: USAGE: Permissable /IN/ (was: [i:]=[ij]?)

Nik Taylor

> Southern US English tends to use /&j/ for /ej/, so /h&jN/ (hang),
> /tS&jndZ/ (change).  /ij/ has a tendency towards /ej/, as in /swejt tej/
> (sweet tea).
/ij/ -> /ej/ is a common change in the Midlands Dialect, especially at the
end of words: happy /'h&pij/ -> /'&p pej/. Also /aj/ tends toward /oj/: I'm
happy /ajm 'h&pij/ -> /ojm '&p pej/.

Dan


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