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Barbadian English or Bajan ( / ? b e? d? ? n / BAY -j?n ) English is a dialect of the English language as used by Barbadians (Bajans) and by Barbadian diasporas. It should not be confused with Bajan Creole , which is an English-based creole language . ^[1]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Barbadian English is fully rhotic and full of glottal stops . One example of Barbadian English would be the pronunciation of departments , which is IPA: [d??paː??m?n?s] . It is also notable, in comparison with standard American or British English, for the first vowel in price or prize . ^{[1] [2]}

• The realization of the KIT vowel / ? / in Barbadian English is pretty much the same as in American English, the default [ ? ] .
• The DRESS vowel / ? / is [ ? ] .
• The TRAP vowel / æ / is usually [ a ] .
• The LOT vowel / ? / is usually [ ? ] or [ ? ] .
• The STRUT vowel / ? / is the same as in the US English, [ ? ] .
• The FOOT vowel / ? / is [ ? ] .
• The FLEECE vowel / iː / is [ iː ] . HAPP Y is best identified as an allophone of this phoneme, thus /?hapiː/ .
• The FACE diphthong / e? / varies by region and education/class: it manifests in educated speech generally as [ eː ] or sometimes [e?] , and in rural and uneducated speech as the vowel [ ? ] .
• The PALM vowel / ?ː / is mostly [ aː ] . The BATH diaphoneme is mostly to be identified with this vowel (see trap-bath split )
• The THOUGHT vowel / ?ː / is [ ?ː ] or [ ?ː ] .
• The GOAT diphthong / o? / is generally [ oː ] or [o?] .
• The NEAR / ??r / and SQUARE / ??r / sequences are both [eː ? ] , resulting in the near-square merger .
• The START sequence / ?ːr / is [aː?] .
• The NORTH sequence / ?ːr / is usually [?ː?] or [?ː?] .
• The FORCE sequence / ?ːr / and the CURE sequence / ??r / are both usually [oː?] .
• The NURSE vowel / ?ːr / is [ ? ] .
• The GOOSE vowel / uː / is mostly [ uː ] .
• The PRICE diphthong / a? / is generally [??] .
• The CHOICE diphthong / ?? / is either [??] or [o?] .
• The MOUTH diphthong / a? / is [??] .
• The final LETT ER vowel / ?r / is [?] .
• The final HORS E S vowel / ? / is [?] .
• The final COMM A vowel / ? / is [ ? ] .
• The TRAP and LOT vowels are not merged in Barbadian English. However the vowels of LOT , CLOTH , and THOUGHT are generally merged .

See also [ edit ]

• Barbados

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