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does transcribing (GenAm English) "sang" as [sæŋ] make sense to any of y'all?
Lady, EVOLVED 
@alyssa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//%C3%A6/_raising?#Before_/%C9%A1,_%C5%8B/ (section: “Before /ɡ, ŋ/”)
@Lady i would also analyze my "sang" as [seŋ], somewhere in that territory; this book transcribed it as mentioned above with æ tho. this article is perplexing me.
@alyssa It does, though I tend to put more stress on the "a". Not sure of the IPA for that though.
@alyssa pretty sure i do [seŋ] myself; æ would make “sang” more open than “seng” and i definitely don’t do that
wiktionary gives both [sæŋ] and [seɪŋ] tho, so evidently some people do pronounce it [æ]