L-vocalization might result in all the more mergers, to ensure e.g. cord /ˈkɔːrd/ and named /ˈkɔːld/ can be homophonous as /ˈkɔːd/ in non-rhotic dialects of South East England. See English-language vowel modifications before historic /l/ To find out more. In Northern Ireland and Scotland this merger occurs in all environments, https://jamesy080ifo6.oblogation.com/profile