Canadian Shift
E942793
Canadian Shift is a systematic vowel change in many Canadian English dialects in which several front vowels are lowered and retracted, altering the overall vowel space.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feature of Canadian English
ⓘ
phonological phenomenon ⓘ sound change ⓘ vowel shift ⓘ |
| affectsLanguage | Canadian English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectsPhonologicalSubsystem | short front lax vowels ⓘ |
| affectsVowel |
/æ/
ⓘ
/ɛ/ ⓘ /ɪ/ ⓘ |
| alters | vowel space of Canadian English ⓘ |
| causes |
lowering of /æ/
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lowering of /ɛ/ ⓘ lowering of /ɪ/ ⓘ retraction of /æ/ ⓘ retraction of /ɛ/ ⓘ retraction of /ɪ/ ⓘ |
| continuesIn | 21st century Canadian English ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Northern Cities Shift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Canadian Vowel Shift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
chain shift
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lowering of front vowels ⓘ retraction of front vowels ⓘ systematic vowel change ⓘ |
| hasGeographicScope | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTemporalProperty | 20th century onset ⓘ |
| influences | perception of Canadian English accent ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith | cot–caught merger ⓘ |
| isConditionedBy | low-back vowel merger ⓘ |
| isDocumentedIn | acoustic phonetic studies ⓘ |
| isLessCommonIn |
Atlantic Canadian English
NERFINISHED
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Newfoundland English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isObservedIn |
many urban Canadian communities
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younger Canadian English speakers ⓘ |
| isPartOf | ongoing change in North American English vowels ⓘ |
| isRelevantTo |
Canadian English identity
NERFINISHED
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variationist sociolinguistics ⓘ |
| isStudiedInField |
dialectology
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historical linguistics ⓘ sociophonetics ⓘ |
| isTriggeredBy | merger of /ɑ/ and /ɔ/ ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.