One linguistic phenomenon named for this country can counteract the loss of distinction introduced byflapping, thus making "writer" and "rider" distinct words again, and is known as this country's namesake"raising.
One linguistic phenomenon named for this country can counteract the loss of distinction introduced byflapping, thus making "writer" and "rider" distinct words again, and is known as this country's namesake"raising." This country is the namesake of a linguistic phenomenon in which the cot-caught merger triggersthe vowels in "black," "pen," and "tin," to move backwards; that "shift" named for this country isessentially the opposite of the Northern Cities Vowel Shift. Unique words in this country's English includeterms for what Americans call "jelly donut," "moonshine," and "hoodie," which are "jam buster," "porchclimber," and "bunny hug." For 10 points, name this country, the homeland of linguists such as StephenPinker, which also uses terms such as "ridings" and "First Nations" and has a form of English which sharesofficial language status with French.
One linguistic phenomenon named for this country can counteract the loss of distinction introduced byflapping, thus making "writer" and "rider" distinct words again, and is known as this country's namesake"raising.
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