Canadian Raising
E942794
Canadian Raising is a phonological phenomenon in many Canadian English dialects where the starting position of certain diphthongs (like the vowel in “about” or “ice”) is pronounced higher before voiceless consonants.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canadian Raising canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11719243 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Canadian Raising Context triple: [Canadian Shift in short front vowels, relatedTo, Canadian Raising]
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CANADIAN
CANADIAN was the radio callsign used by Canadian Airlines for its commercial flight operations.
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B.
European Canadians
European Canadians are Canadian citizens or residents whose ancestry originates from various countries across Europe, encompassing a wide range of cultural, linguistic, and historical backgrounds.
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C.
British Canada
British Canada was the collective term for the British-controlled territories in North America that played a supporting role to Indigenous allies and British interests during late 18th-century conflicts such as the Northwest Indian War.
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D.
Canadian Lock
Canadian Lock is the lock on the Canadian side of the Soo Locks system that enables ships to transit between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes along the St. Marys River.
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E.
Secretly Canadian
Secretly Canadian is an independent record label based in Bloomington, Indiana, known for releasing critically acclaimed indie rock and experimental music.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Canadian Raising Target entity description: Canadian Raising is a phonological phenomenon in many Canadian English dialects where the starting position of certain diphthongs (like the vowel in “about” or “ice”) is pronounced higher before voiceless consonants.
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A.
CANADIAN
CANADIAN was the radio callsign used by Canadian Airlines for its commercial flight operations.
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B.
European Canadians
European Canadians are Canadian citizens or residents whose ancestry originates from various countries across Europe, encompassing a wide range of cultural, linguistic, and historical backgrounds.
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C.
British Canada
British Canada was the collective term for the British-controlled territories in North America that played a supporting role to Indigenous allies and British interests during late 18th-century conflicts such as the Northwest Indian War.
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D.
Canadian Lock
Canadian Lock is the lock on the Canadian side of the Soo Locks system that enables ships to transit between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes along the St. Marys River.
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E.
Secretly Canadian
Secretly Canadian is an independent record label based in Bloomington, Indiana, known for releasing critically acclaimed indie rock and experimental music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allophonic variation
ⓘ
phonological phenomenon ⓘ sound change ⓘ |
| affects |
diphthong quality
ⓘ
vowel height ⓘ |
| affectsPhoneme |
/aɪ/
ⓘ
/aʊ/ ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Canadian English
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English language ⓘ some American English dialects ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Canadian English identity ⓘ |
| canInfluence | perception of Canadian accent ⓘ |
| conditionedBy |
following voiceless consonant
ⓘ
phonological environment ⓘ |
| contrastsExamplePair |
lout–loud
ⓘ
writer–rider ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | non-raised diphthongs before voiced consonants ⓘ |
| describedAs | raising of the nucleus of /aɪ/ and /aʊ/ before voiceless consonants ⓘ |
| documentedSince | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| exampleWord |
about
ⓘ
ice ⓘ ride ⓘ write ⓘ |
| featureOf | many Canadian English dialects ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | pre-fortis position ⓘ |
| hasOrthographicOpacity | true ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
raising of /aɪ/ only
ⓘ
raising of both /aɪ/ and /aʊ/ ⓘ |
| isAllophonic | true ⓘ |
| isRuleType | phonological raising rule ⓘ |
| languageFamilyContext | Germanic languages ⓘ |
| notedFor | stereotypical pronunciation of “about” as “aboot” ⓘ |
| occursInRegion |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Midwest of the United States ⓘ |
| resultsIn |
allophonic alternation of /aɪ/
ⓘ
allophonic alternation of /aʊ/ ⓘ higher starting point of diphthong ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
phonology
ⓘ
sociolinguistics ⓘ |
| typicalRaisedAllophone |
/əɪ/
GENERATED
ⓘ
/əʊ/ GENERATED ⓘ /ʌɪ/ GENERATED ⓘ /ʌʊ/ GENERATED ⓘ |
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Subject: Canadian Raising Description of subject: Canadian Raising is a phonological phenomenon in many Canadian English dialects where the starting position of certain diphthongs (like the vowel in “about” or “ice”) is pronounced higher before voiceless consonants.
Referenced by (1)
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