rhotic
That allows the phoneme /ɹ/ to be followed by a vowel, as in bar and bard or barredThat allows the phoneme /ɹ/ to be followed by a vowel, as in bar (/bɑːɹ/) and bard or barred (/bɑːɹd/); (of an English speaker) who speaks with such an accent.
» I have a non-rhotic accent.
У моєму акценті англійської, ми не вимовляємо "r" у кінці складу.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)That allows the phoneme /ɹ/ to be followed by a vowel, as in bar (/bɑːɹ/) and bard or barred (/bɑːɹd/); (of an English speaker) who speaks with such an accent.
Rhotic speech is common in Ireland, Scotland, much of the United States, Canada, West Country England, and many parts of the north and west of England.
(not comparable)Having a sound quality associated with the letter R; having the sound of any of certain IPA symbols, including /ɹ/, /ɻ/, /ɚ/, /ɝ/ and /r/.
Near-synonym: retroflex
Examples
2 sentencesI have a non-rhotic accent.
У моєму акценті англійської, ми не вимовляємо "r" у кінці складу. — deniko
Dutch has one rhotic.
Origin
Back-formation from rhotacism, coined in 1968 by John C. Wells.Back-formation from rhotacism, coined in 1968 by John C. Wells.
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