| Front | What is an "intrusive r" ? |
|---|---|
| Back | When /r/ is pronunced before a word beginning with a vowel even though there is no <r> in the spelling. It occurs mainly in non-rhotic accents and is considered incorrect. Therefore it should not be transcribed. -often after schwa-endings (/ə#_) e.g. Russia/r/ and the US; idea/r/ of it -sometimes after final /a:,ɔ: e.g. I saw/r/ it |
Tags: linking, r
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