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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
Whitsoot English is distinguished by the following phonological features: | Whitsoot English is distinguished by the following phonological features: | ||
* Like most American English, Whitsoot English is firmly rhotic. | * Like most American English, Whitsoot English is firmly rhotic; /r/ is realized as the typical Western American [ɻ~ɻʷ]. | ||
* The [[w:California Shift|California Shift]], which has spread upwards from [[w:California|California]] into much of Oregon and [[w:Washington|Washington]], involves a counterclockwise shifting of multiple front vowel sounds: | * The [[w:California Shift|California Shift]], which has spread upwards from [[w:California|California]] into much of Oregon and [[w:Washington|Washington]], involves a counterclockwise shifting of multiple front vowel sounds: | ||
:* /ɪ/ is lowered to something like [ɛ~ɛ̝]. | :* /ɪ/ is lowered to something like [ɛ~ɛ̝]. | ||