On Monday 31 March 2003 08:46 am, Joe wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Bates" <christopher.bates@...>
> To: <CONLANG@...>
> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 2:45 PM
> Subject: Rs
>
>
> > Why does english not use any r sound after a vowel? I mean, r can
only
> > occur if it is followed by another vowel, "or", "ar" "er" "ur" etc
> > normally represent long vowel sounds, and "ir" represents two vowel
> > sounds if i'm not confused. It just seems strange... and its
slightly
> > irritating since I'm trying to learn spanish and I find myself
utterly
> > incapable of pronouncing a spanish trilled r, or of using an english
one
> > to replace it all the time (since spanish has rs occuring at the end
of
> > words and when not followed by a vowel).
> >
>
> This is only true in English English. Most dialects of American
English have
> r in all places. However, in England, we got rid of them, which
really
> makes it sound nicer, IMO.
>
>
It's actually more complicated than that: there are American dialects
that drop the r's, and some that put in extra ones.
Bostonians 'pahk the cah in Hahvahd yahd' (park the car in Harvard yard)
Nebraskans "warsh the car" (wash the car)
--
Elyse Grasso
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