... EPG was done at the University of Cambridge, results of which appeared in a series of articles over a decade (Nolan, 19 86; Barry, 1984, 1985, 1991; Wright, 19 86; Kerswill, 1985; Kerswill and ... suggests that a → b, we often find, phonetically, cases of a, b, and a rainbow of intermediate stages, some of which cannot be detected by ear They suggest that accents of the same language can ... between the sides of the tongue and the edge of the palate near the molars (figure 4.1a) The molar contact, while not a typical part of a phonetic description, is a normal consequence of a raised tongue...