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pronunciation - Is the diphthong [ai] on a non-primary stressed syllable a hypercorrection?



Is the diphthong [ai] on a non-primary stressed syllable a hypercorrection?


Some American people pronounce the prefix "anti" like an-tie. For example, here's a pronunciation of "anti-Christian" http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/american_english/anti-Christian


Another example: Most British people pronounce "finance" like fie-nance with the primary stress on the second syllable. http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/finance


Yet another example: "organization" http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/organization


These diphthongs are non-primary stressed. I wonder if they are originated from hypercorrections.


Edit (Oct. 18, 2015) This question was closed because 5 users (tchrist, Janus Bahs Jacquet, Drew, Edwin Ashworth, Myst) didn't understand what I was asking. I think it's pretty clear what I was asking.



Is the diphthong [ai] on a non-primary stressed syllable a hypercorrection?



Maybe they didn't know the meaning of "hypercorrection". Here is the definition of "hypercorrection" by Oxford Dictionary.


http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/hypercorrection The use of an erroneous word form or pronunciation based on a false analogy with a correct or prestigious form, such as the use of I instead of me as a grammatical object (as in he invited my husband and I to lunch).




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