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English pronunciation
History and description of
Historical stages
Old English Middle English
General development
In Old English In Scots
Development of vowels
A Close back Close front Diphthongs Great Vowel Shift Open back Pre-L Pre-R
Development of consonants
Single consonants Clusters
Variable features
Cot–caught merger Drawl Flapping H-dropping L-vocalization NG R Rhoticity T-glottalization TH WH
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History of English Spelling
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This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

This article describes those aspects of the phonological history of English which concern consonants.

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