back vowel fronting

[Dennis R. Preston]

You woulldn't expect any fronting before l (hence this report on 'pool').
In fact, the environment before /l/ is the most conservative for
"backness." (That does not prevent the apparently spreading merger of
tense-lax before /l/. however.

dInIs (You cain't full me cause I fill too good!)


>S E Ohio also has its share of this: the vowels of good and food (but not
>pool) begin high central and glide back; something similar is the
>Philadelphian go /gEo/.
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