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==Phonology==
Many of the features bear a direct relation to [[Southern American English]] or [[New York City English]], when not [[General American English|common across the United States]] more broadly. Of the "Yat" dialect features, the most distinct ones are:
*noNo [[cot–caught merger]], as in regional American accents. there is a [[father–bother merger]], but the merged {{IPA|/ɑ/}} becomes {{IPA|[ɒ]}} or {{IPA|[ɔ]}} in rhotic environments.{{sfnp|Labov|Ash|Boberg|2006|pp=260–1}}
*stressedStressed {{IPA|/ɔ/}} and {{IPA|/ɑ/}} becoming {{IPA|[ɔə]}} or {{IPA|[ɒə]}} (i.e., 'God,' 'on,' 'talk', become {{IPA|[ɡɔəd]}}, {{IPA|[ɔən]}}, and {{IPA|[tɔək]}}, respectively).
*[[Rhoticity in English|nonNon-rhoticity]]; 'heart' and 'fire' become {{IPA|[hɔət]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfaɪə]}}, respectively.
**theThe [[Phonological history of English diphthongs#Coil–curl merger|coil–curl merger]]: phonemes {{IPA|/ɔɪ/}} and {{IPA|/ɝ/}}, creating the diphthong {{IPA|[ɜɪ]}}, before a consonant. the feature has receded, but not as much as in [[New York City English|New York City]]. Sometimes, the exact opposite occurs, the full rhotacization of a syllable-internal {{IPA|/ɔɪ/}} (i.e. 'toilet,' becomes {{IPA|[ˈtɝlɪt]}}); this is more typical in men than in women.
*[[thTh-stopping]], pronouncing the "th" sounds like 't' or 'd'.
*aA variable ''[[horse–hoarse merger]]''
*{{IPA|/ɪn/}} or {{IPA|/ən/}} used for unstressed and final {{IPA|/ɪŋ/}}. this makes 'running' sound like 'runnin'.
*[[/æ/ raising|splittingSplitting the historic 'short a' vowel]] into tense {{IPA|[eə]}} and lax {{IPA|[æ]}} versions. New Orleans' system most closely resembles New York City's, but also applies to voiced fricatives and function words.
*[[Southern American English#Modern phonology|{{IPA|/aɪ/|cat=no}}]]-[[monophthongization]], resulting in {{IPA|[aː]}}. this is common to many [[Southern American English|Southeastern]] United States accents.<ref name="Trawick">{{cite web |author=Ben Trawick-Smith |date=1 September 2011 |title=On the Hunt for the New Orleans Yat |url=http://dialectblog.com/2011/09/01/on-the-hunt-for-the-new-orleans-yat |access-date=3 May 2012 |work=Dialect Blog}}</ref>
**however, the [[Canadian raising]] of both /aɪ/ and /aʊ/ can also be heard among younger speakers<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pubs.aip.org/asa/jasa/article/147/1/554/828838/The-rise-of-Canadian-raising-of-au-in-New-Orleans |title=The Rise of Canadian Raising of au in New Orleans|access-date=2023-04-26 |website=pubs.aip.org}}</ref>
*shiftingShifting the stress of some words, such as "insurance", to the first syllable. thisThis also occurs in the broader [[Southern American English|Southeastern]] United States, and many forms of [[African-American Vernacular English|AAVE]].
 
There are some words with phonemic peculiarities, but according to no particular pattern; including 'sink' {{IPA|/ziŋk/}}, 'room' {{IPA|/ɻʊm/}}, 'mayonnaise' {{IPA|/ˈmeɪnæz/}}, 'museum' {{IPA|/mjuˈzɛəm/}}, 'ask' {{IPA|/æks/}}.{{Cn|date=January 2021}}
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