PHONOLOGY - VOWELS I

Back pronunciation of /ɑ:/.
e.g. dance, car.


/ ɪ / = / i / before and after / k, g, ŋ, ʃ, h/ and word initially;
e.g. big /big/


/ ɪ / = / ǝ / elsewhere.
e.g. bit /bǝt/


/ æ /- / ɛ /
e.g South Africa sounds more like South Efrica.


Tendency to monophthongize diphthongs
e.g. peer: -RP / pIǝ / -SAfEng / pe: /