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Encyclopedia > Aw (digraph)

aw is a digraph that occurs in many languages. Digraph has several meanings: directed graph, or digraph Digraph (orthography) Digraph (computing) This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ...


In English

In English, aw represents the /ɔ/ sound in pawn. In many varieties of English, including many varieties of North American English, Scottish English and Irish English this vowel is merged with the /ɒ/ or /ɑ/ vowel in "hot". In Middle English, the digraph was pronounced as the diphthong /au/. North American English is a collective term used for the varieties of the English language that are spoken in the United States and Canada. ... Scottish English is usually taken to mean the standard form of the English language used in Scotland, often termed Scottish Standard English. ... Hiberno-English is the form of the English language used in Ireland. ... // Father-bother merger The father-bother merger is a merger of the Early Modern English vowels and that occurs in almost all varieties of North American English (exceptions are accents in Eastern New England (such as the Boston accent) and New York-New Jersey English. ...


In other languages

In Welsh, aw represents the diphthong [au]. Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ...



 

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