Question

What exatly is a "linking r"  and how,where and when does it occur?

Accepted Answer

In non rhotic accents, like RP, /r/ at the end of a word (/_# ) is usually not pronunced even though <r> is present in the spelling. But /r/ is pronunced before a word beginning with a vowel (_# #v.)
e.g. far off, answer it

This exeption is called linking r and must be transcribed in RP. Linking r only occurs in non-rhotic accents.

Front	What exatly is a "linking r" and how,where and when does it occur?
Back	In non rhotic accents, like RP, /r/ at the end of a word (/_# ) is usually not pronunced even though <r> is present in the spelling. But /r/ is pronunced before a word beginning with a vowel (_# #v.) e.g. far off, answer it This exeption is called linking r and must be transcribed in RP. Linking r only occurs in non-rhotic accents.

R Word Pronunced Exatly Linking R" And How,Where Occur