6. The apparent merger of the front centring diphthongs — EAR and AIR — in New Zealand English

Batterham, Margaret

doi:10.1075/veaw.g25.09bat

In:New Zealand English
Edited by Allan Bell and Koenraad Kuiper
[Varieties of English Around the World G25] 2000
► pp. 111–145

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6. The apparent merger of the front centring diphthongs — EAR and AIR — in New Zealand English

Margaret Batterham

Published online: 15 February 2000

https://doi.org/10.1075/veaw.g25.09bat

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