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rhotic

/ˈɹəʊtɪk/ /ˈɹoʊtɪk/

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noun

R-Laut

A rhotic consonant or rhotic vowel (R-coloured vowel).

Examples :

"American English is generally rhotic, meaning the /r/ sound is pronounced after vowels, like in the word "car". "

Amerikanisches Englisch ist im Allgemeinen ein R-Laut, was bedeutet, dass der /r/-Laut nach Vokalen ausgesprochen wird, wie im Wort „car“.

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adjective

R-haltig

(of an English accent) That allows the phoneme /ɹ/ even when not followed by a vowel, as in bar (/bɑːɹ/) and bard or barred (/bɑːɹd/); (of an English speaker) who speaks with such an accent.

Examples :

"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."

R-haltiges Sprechen ist in Irland, Schottland, weiten Teilen der Vereinigten Staaten, Kanada, Westengland und vielen Teilen Nord- und Westenglands üblich.

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adjective

R-haltig

(of a phoneme) 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/.

Examples :

"The accent of the Scottish speaker was distinctly rhotic, with every "r" clearly pronounced. "

Der Akzent des schottischen Sprechers war deutlich R-haltig, wobei jedes „r“ deutlich ausgesprochen wurde.

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