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(phonology) a phonemic split of the phoneme /æ/ into a short /æ/ and a long /æː/, as heard in some varieties of British and Australian English, in which bad is pronounced /bæːd/ and lad is pronounced /læd/

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bad-lad split

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bad-lad split

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(phonology) a phonemic split of the phoneme /æ/ into a short /æ/ and a long /æː/, as heard in some varieties of British and Australian English, in which "bad" is pronounced /bæːd/ and "lad" is pronounced /læd/

Japanese Meaning

英語の一部の方言（主に英国やオーストラリア英語）において、母音/æ/が短い【/æ/】と長い【/æː/】に分裂する現象。例えば、「bad」は長い母音で発音され、「lad」は短い母音で発音される。