father-bother merger

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌfɑːðə ˈbɒðə ˈmɜːdʒə(ɹ)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌfɑðɚ ˈbɑðɚ ˈmɝdʒɚ/

Noun

father-bother merger

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

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