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