English Explanatory Dictionary

father-bother merger

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A phonemic merger in English of the vowels /ɑː/ (as in father) and /ɒ/ (as in bother).

Pronunciation

/ˌfɑːðə ˈbɒðə ˈmɜːdʒə/ /ˌfɑðɚ ˈbɑðɚ ˈmɝdʒɚ/ /ˌfaðəɾ ˈbɔðəɾ ˈmɛɾdʒəɾ/

Word forms

father-bother merger

Related words

cot-caught merger
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