li [Behalf Of Adam F.] mi mi tulis la
> These questions I have are things I've always been curious about. Does
> anyone know why some languages have the tendency to have weak
> rhoticity or
> to drop so-called "r" sounds? The biggest example I know of for this
> happening are of course many english dialects that drop "r"
> and I think I've
> read of certain german ones doing it, and also some romance
> languages/dialects doing it. But I can never find any good sources
> explaining reasons why this "phenomenon" may happen. Any
> information would
> be much appreciated.
There is also a bit of the same thing in Swedish and Norwegian, but R
isn't just dropped. There is usually some effect on the following sound
unlike English where there is usually some sort of change to the
previous vowel.