L-vocalization may perhaps induce far more mergers, to ensure e.g. wire /?k??rd/ and called /?k??ld/ might be homophonous as /?k??d/ in non-rhotic dialects of South East England. See English-language vowel improvements just before historic /l/ for more information.Schnellnavigation: A B C D E File G H I J K L M N O P… Read More