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Rhoticity in English

The distinction between rhoticity and non-rhoticity is one of the most prominent ways in which varieties of the English language are classified. In rhotic accents, the sound of the historical English rhotic consonant, /r/, is preserved in all phonetic environments. In non-rhotic accents, speakers no longer pronounce /r/ in postvocalic environments: when…

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Rhoticity in English

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Triples17
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007968
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non-rhotic english rhotic american speakers accents merger new vowel century pronunciation southern rhoticity words south also dialects england may vowels

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New York Cityinstance ofwhich caused upper-class pronunciation to become non-rhotic in many Eastern and Southern port cities0.80text
Bostoninstance ofwhich caused upper-class pronunciation to become non-rhotic in many Eastern and Southern port cities0.80text
Washington D.C.instance ofwhich caused upper-class pronunciation to become non-rhotic in many Eastern and Southern port cities0.80text
Charlestoninstance ofwhich caused upper-class pronunciation to become non-rhotic in many Eastern and Southern port cities0.80text
and Savannahinstance ofwhich caused upper-class pronunciation to become non-rhotic in many Eastern and Southern port cities0.80text
centralinstance ofnon-rhoticity in the American South among Whites is found primarily among older speakers and only in some areas0.80text
southern Alabamainstance ofnon-rhoticity in the American South among Whites is found primarily among older speakers and only in some areas0.80text
Savannahinstance ofnon-rhoticity in the American South among Whites is found primarily among older speakers and only in some areas0.80text
Georgiainstance ofnon-rhoticity in the American South among Whites is found primarily among older speakers and only in some areas0.80text
and Norfolkinstance ofnon-rhoticity in the American South among Whites is found primarily among older speakers and only in some areas0.80text
Virginiainstance ofnon-rhoticity in the American South among Whites is found primarily among older speakers and only in some areas0.80text
as well as in the Yat accent of New Orleansinstance ofnon-rhoticity in the American South among Whites is found primarily among older speakers and only in some areas0.80text

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