What is Canadian raising?
The '''Canadian raising''' or '''Scottish raising''' is a type of [[pronunciation]] in certain dialects of [[English language|English]]. For example, [[Scottish English]] and [[Canadian English]]. In these cases, the ''ai'' [[dipthong]] and ''ou'' dipthong is [[pronunciation|pronounced]] ''higher'' with the [[tongue]] than in other varieties of English. The raising of the ''ai'' dipthong makes it similar to ''oi''. The raising of the ''ou'' dipthong makes it similar to ''oo'' or ''oa''. [[Category:Dialects of English]] [[Category:Pronunciation]]