“Long” vowels

NURSE

NURSE is a central vowel, [з:/ɚ] , in all North American dialects; CajE has [Λ]. The Caribbean displays more variability with this vowel. JamE has mid front [ε/e]; JamC, the SurCs (where [a] is also possible) and TobC prefer a backed variant [o/ɔ] , which is also possible in T&TC, BahE, and Nfl dE. For Baj, a half-closed back unrounded vowel [ɤ] is cited. The mid-front variant can also be observed in TobC, BahE, and AAVE, a raised one in InlNE and TobC. Diphthongal realizations such as [əɪ/ɔɪ] occur in NYCE (stereotypically associated with the city dialect but stigmatized nowadays) and SAmE.