单词	rhotic
释义	rhotic /ˈrəʊtɪk / adjective Phonetics Relating to or denoting a dialect or variety of English (e.g. in America and SW England) in which r is pronounced before a consonant (as in hard) and at the ends of words (as in far): rhotic and non-rhotic speakers... 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. 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. Derivatives rhoticity /rəʊˈtɪsɪti/ noun ... In other cities, such as Plymouth and Bournemouth, rhoticity varies. Origin 1960s: from Greek rhot-, stem of rho (see rho) + -ic.
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