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Canadian Raising Unpacked: The Science Behind the 'A‑Boot' Accent
Episode 103
Published 6 days ago
Description
Explore how a subtle vowel shift in Canadian English turns ‘about’ into a higher glide, its late‑nineteenth‑century origins, regional variation across Canada, and its ripple effects on speech recognition and language learning.
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