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ɢᴏᴏꜱᴇ vowel phoneme /uː/

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The ɢᴏᴏꜱᴇ vowel phoneme /uː/ is an English vowel phoneme consisting of the vowel sound English speakers use in its keyword goose.[1]

Words in the ɢᴏᴏꜱᴇ lexical set are pronounced with this phoneme.

The standard pronunciation in both RP and General American is as a close back rounded vowel [u]. Geoff Lindsey points out the sound is a slight diphthong and uses the symbol instead and should be /ʉw/.[2]

After /uː/ speakers use linking /w/ to avoid vowel hiatus.

It becomes merged with the ꜰᴏᴏᴛ vowel phoneme in the ꜰᴏᴏᴛ–ɢᴏᴏꜱᴇ merger.

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