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单词 rhotic
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Definition of rhotic in English:

rhotic

adjective ˈrəʊtɪkˈrōdik
Phonetics
  • Relating to or denoting a dialect or variety of English (e.g. in most of the US and south-western England) in which r is pronounced before a consonant (as in hard) and at the ends of words (as in far)

    〔语音〕(与)发r 音(有关)的

    rhotic and non-rhotic speakers
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Nor, on a quick skim, are the rest of the book's pirates notably rhotic.
    • Both in fact were non-rhotic, while the majority of Americans speak with rhotic accents.
    • The syllable that Ben has spelled ‘er’ would be pronounced as an r-colored vowel - a rhotic schwa - which is essentially just a vocalic form of the syllable-final [r] in ‘care’.
    • This is a rhotic central vowel.
    • With the exception of the Southern states, eastern New England, and New York City, pronunciation is rhotic, postvocalic /r/ being pronounced in such words as part, four, motor.

Derivatives

  • rhoticity

  • nounrəʊˈtɪsɪti
    Phonetics
    • In other cities, such as Plymouth and Bournemouth, rhoticity varies.

Origin

1960s: from Greek rhot-, stem of rho (see rho) + -ic.

Definition of rhotic in US English:

rhotic

adjectiveˈrōdik
Phonetics
  • Relating to or denoting a dialect or variety of English (e.g. in most of the US and southwestern England) in which r is pronounced before a consonant (as in hard) and at the ends of words (as in far)

    〔语音〕(与)发r 音(有关)的

    rhotic and non-rhotic speakers
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Both in fact were non-rhotic, while the majority of Americans speak with rhotic accents.
    • This is a rhotic central vowel.
    • Nor, on a quick skim, are the rest of the book's pirates notably rhotic.
    • The syllable that Ben has spelled ‘er’ would be pronounced as an r-colored vowel - a rhotic schwa - which is essentially just a vocalic form of the syllable-final [r] in ‘care’.
    • With the exception of the Southern states, eastern New England, and New York City, pronunciation is rhotic, postvocalic /r/ being pronounced in such words as part, four, motor.

Origin

1960s: from Greek rhot-, stem of rho (see rho) + -ic.

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