| rhotic Mar 24th 2013, 01:30 | | | | Line 12: | Line 12: | | | {{en-adj|-}} | | {{en-adj|-}} | | | | | | | − | # {{context|of an English accent}} Pronouncing the letter ''r'' wherever it appears, as in ''bar'' ({{IPAchar|/bɑːɹ/}}) and ''bard'' or ''barred'' ({{IPAchar|/bɑːɹd/}}); this trait is common in much of the United States, Canada, many parts of the north and west of England, Ireland, and Scotland. | + | # {{context|of an English accent}} Pronouncing the letter ''r'' wherever it appears, as in ''bar'' ({{IPAchar|/bɑːɹ/}}) and ''bard'' or ''barred'' ({{IPAchar|/bɑːɹd/}}). | | | + | #: '''''Rhotic''' speech is common in much of the United States, Canada, many parts of the north and west of England, Ireland, and Scotland.'' | | | # {{context|of a [[phoneme]]}} Having the quality of the said letter. This includes the sounds of the IPA symbols /ɹ/, /ɻ/, /ɚ/, /ɝ/, and some would say /r/, or [[w:R-colored vowel|r coloring]]. | | # {{context|of a [[phoneme]]}} Having the quality of the said letter. This includes the sounds of the IPA symbols /ɹ/, /ɻ/, /ɚ/, /ɝ/, and some would say /r/, or [[w:R-colored vowel|r coloring]]. | | | | | |
Latest revision as of 01:30, 24 March 2013 [edit] English [edit] Pronunciation [edit] Etymology Back-formation from rhotacism, coined by John Wells 1968[1] [edit] Adjective rhotic (not comparable) - (of an English accent) Pronouncing the letter r wherever it appears, as in bar (/bɑːɹ/) and bard or barred (/bɑːɹd/).
- Rhotic speech is common in much of the United States, Canada, many parts of the north and west of England, Ireland, and Scotland.
- (of a phoneme) Having the quality of the said letter. This includes the sounds of the IPA symbols /ɹ/, /ɻ/, /ɚ/, /ɝ/, and some would say /r/, or r coloring.
[edit] Antonyms [edit] Derived terms [edit] Related terms [edit] See also [edit] References - ^ John Wells's Phonetic Blog: Rhotic
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