Modeled on PCSO Matt Katsande & Sergeant Ronnie Lungu – Wiltshire Police
TRAP ɛ/a
This can be quite variable, and I haven’t really worked out the system. As far as I can determine, TRAP words can be realized with either ɛ or a . BATH words however seem to follow the RP pattern of /ɑ/.
FACE DRESS e
The FACE and DRESS categories tend to merge, with realizacan In tandem with the previous
GOOSE FOOT u
FOOT words tend to be pronounced closer to the /u/ of GOOSE.
KIT FLEECE i
In the same way, KIT and FLEECE tend to cluster around /i/
LOT THOUGHT o̞
The vowels of LOT, CLOTH, THOUGHT, GOAT, and even NORTH, merge into a monophthongal, lowered /o/
NURSE ɛ
This accent is completely non-rhotic. This is the same as London, but quite different from Barbados.
Especially interesting is the realization of NURSE