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| has gloss | eng: Canadian raising is a phonetic phenomenon that occurs in varieties of the English language, especially Canadian English, in which diphthongs are "raised" before voiceless consonants (e.g., , , , , ). (the vowel of "eye") becomes , while the outcome of (the vowel of "loud") varies by dialect, with more common in the west and a fronted variant commonly heard in Central Canada. In any case, the -component of the diphthong changes from a low vowel to a mid-low vowel . |
| lexicalization | eng: Canadian raising |
| instance of | e/Canadian English |
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