S semantics12345 Member Joined Sep 24, 2010 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Arabic Home Country Palestinian Territory Current Location Hungary Oct 3, 2010 #1 sounds like sugarʃʊɡəutterʌtəSpringersprɪŋəmotorməʊtə
R raindoctor Member Joined Oct 18, 2009 Member Type Other Native Language Swahili Home Country Kenya Current Location United States Oct 3, 2010 #2 Thats what non-rhotic dialects do.
BobK Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 29, 2006 Location Spencers Wood, near Reading, UK Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language English Home Country UK Current Location UK Oct 3, 2010 #3 :up: - but beware: 'non-rhotic dialects' sound like a minority phenomenon. Not so. Standard British English is a non-rhotic dialect. b
:up: - but beware: 'non-rhotic dialects' sound like a minority phenomenon. Not so. Standard British English is a non-rhotic dialect. b
5jj Moderator Staff member Joined Oct 14, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country Czech Republic Current Location Czech Republic Oct 15, 2010 #4 And don't forget that the word-final r is pronounced /r/ in non-rhotic dialects when it is followed by a vowel sound
And don't forget that the word-final r is pronounced /r/ in non-rhotic dialects when it is followed by a vowel sound