Phonological Merger Meets Resistance: Diffusion, Divergence, and Convergence in East Anglia
Journal of English Linguistics
Published online on May 18, 2026
Abstract
Journal of English Linguistics, Ahead of Print.
The MOAN–MOWN merger (i.e., the merger of the Middle English sources of GOAT) is an ongoing sound change in Lowestoft English, a variety of East Anglian English spoken at the intersection of the region’s northern and southern sub-zones. This study ...
The MOAN–MOWN merger (i.e., the merger of the Middle English sources of GOAT) is an ongoing sound change in Lowestoft English, a variety of East Anglian English spoken at the intersection of the region’s northern and southern sub-zones. This study ...