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*Some accents have epenthesis in certain /rC/ clusters when C = nasal or /v/. For example, ''arm'' 'to live' may be [ˈaɾəm]. | *Some accents have epenthesis in certain /rC/ clusters when C = nasal or /v/. For example, ''arm'' 'to live' may be [ˈaɾəm]. | ||
*Some accents pronounce nasal vowels as long | *Some accents pronounce nasal vowels as long vowels. | ||
*Some (nonstandard) accents merge front rounded vowels into their unrounded counterparts. | *Some (nonstandard) accents merge front rounded vowels into their unrounded counterparts. | ||
*Some accents merge different nasal vowels so that the total number of nasal vowels is less than 11. The first victims tend to be the back nasal vowels /ũ õ ɔ̃/ (which often merge into two vowels) and the front rounded nasal vowels /ỹ ø̃ œ̃/ (which often merge into their unrounded counterparts /ĩ ẽ ɛ̃/). | *Some accents merge different nasal vowels so that the total number of nasal vowels is less than 11. The first victims tend to be the back nasal vowels /ũ õ ɔ̃/ (which often merge into two vowels) and the front rounded nasal vowels /ỹ ø̃ œ̃/ (which often merge into their unrounded counterparts /ĩ ẽ ɛ̃/). | ||