show no pre-nasal raising at all. On the other hand, some speakers in the Prairies and British Columbia have raising of before voiced velars ( and , with an up-glide rather than an in-glide, such that bag may almost rhyme with vague. For most Canadian speakers, is also realized higher as before .

Canadian raising

Perhaps the most recognizable feature of Canadian English is "Canadian raising," which is found most prominently throughout central and west-central Canada and in parts of

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