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Meaning of line-loin merger | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The phonemic merger between the diphthongs /aɪ/ and /ɔɪ/ that occurs for speakers of Southern English English, Irish English, Newfoundland English, and Caribbean English making "line" and "loin" homophones.

Examples

“The most frequently paraded example of apparent merger in English in the Labovian literature is the line—loin merger in Essex, England (see⟳ Labov, Yaeger, and Steiner 1972; Nunberg and Labov 1972; Nunberg 1980); the label⟳ stands for the coalescence of /oy/ and /ay/.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

line-of-sight Line-operated line-out line-out drive Line-up linea

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