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The vowel of LOT is now less open than in RP, [ɒ] > [ɔ]. It has widely replaced the THOUGHT vowel in words like false and salt, and for many speakers is replacing the GOAT vowel in words like old and whole.
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Lindsey, G. (2019). Chapter 7 A LOT More Common. In: English After RP. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04357-5_8
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