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Canadian Shift

vowel chain shift in Canadian English involving the lowering and backing of the front vowels
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Canadian Shift

Summary

Key Facts

  • Canadian Shift is in the country of Canada[1].
  • Canadian Shift is a type of vowel shift[2].
  • Canadian Shift is a type of chain shift[3].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include vowel shift[2] and chain shift[3].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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