mirror-nearer mergerとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (米国発音, Canada, mirror–nearer merger) IPA: /ˌmɪɹɚ ˈnɪɹɚ ˌmɝd͡ʒɚ/
• (米国発音, without the mirror–nearer merger) IPA: /ˌmɪɹɚ ˈnɪɚɹɚ ˌmɝd͡ʒɚ/, /-ˈniɹɚ-/
• (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA: /ˌmɪɹə ˈnɪəɹə ˌmɜːd͡ʒə/
  • (Standard Southern British) IPA: [ˌmɪɹə ˈnɪːɹə ˌməːd͡ʒə]
• (Scotland) IPA: /ˌmɪɹəɹ ˈniɹəɹ ˌmɛɹdʒəɹ/
• (New Zealand) IPA: /ˌməɹəɹ ˈniəɹəɹ ˌmøːd͡ʒə/
• (East Anglia, cheer–chair merger) IPA: /ˌmɪɹə ˈnɛːɹəˌmɜːd͡ʒə/

名詞

mirror-nearer merger

1. (phonology) A phonemic merger where the vowels in "bit" and "beer" are pronounced the same before /r/, making "mirror" and "nearer" rhyme.