Phonological history of English close back vowels
Strut–comma merger

Phonological history of English close back vowels

Section Title: Strut–comma merger
Table Section Text: None

/ʌ/	/ə/	IPA

a large untidy room	a large and tidy room	/ə ˈlɑː(r)dʒ ənˈtaɪdi ˈruːm/

unequal	an equal	/ənˈiːkwəl/

unorthodoxy	an orthodoxy	/ənˈɔː(r)θədɒksi/

Sentence(s)

Unorthodoxy–an orthodoxy includes unequal / vs. an equal /ənˈiːkwəl/ and a large untidy room, /ˈruːm/ vs. a large and tidy room /ə ˈlɑː(r)dʒ ənˈtaɪdi ˈruːm/.

final_sentence: Unorthodoxy–an orthodoxy includes unequal / vs. an equal /ənˈiːkwəl/ and a large untidy room, /ˈruːm/ vs. a large and tidy room /ə ˈlɑː(r)dʒ ənˈtaɪdi ˈruːm/.