Stressed vowels NEAR, EARS

Two points to note here: a sporadic rhoticity (r-coloring) in both groups in south Pembrokeshire, Gower, and the borders; and a strong tendency for EARS to have an initial /j/ followed either by [œ:] (as in NURSE, above) or [ə:]. This latter feature, especially as [jœ:], is prevalent throughout south Wales except for pockets in the west.