Complex sentence: The typical realization is close-mid, although for some speakers it may be even closer (according to John Wells, this pronunciation occurs more often in Broad than General varieties) a recent change is the "lowering" of to the region.
Split into simpler sentences: The typical realization is close-mid, although for some speakers it may be even closer (according to John Wells, this pronunciation occurs more often in Broad than General varieties). A recent change is the "lowering" of to the region.