Pronunciations of /r/

[Bartek Plichta]

Hi,

Thank you for this reference! I have read Well's books, but it was many years ago, so I
should probably read them again.

Sincerely,

Bartek Plichta

--- yass67 at poppy.ocn.ne.jp wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have no idea if this is what you are looking for, but I hope that you have
> already checked the books "Accents of English Vol.1-3" by J.C.Wells from
> CUP, particularly Vol.3: Beyond the British Isles. The books don't seem to
> say anything/much about "the Minnesota /r/", but can be useful as a starting
> point of comparing English accents in general. Good luck!
>
> Yass
>
>
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> > Hello,
> >
> > I am wondering what is known about the pronunciations of /r/ in r-full
> > varieties of American English. I would appreciate any information -
> > anecdotal or otherwise. Is /r/ pronounced differently in different regions
> > of the United States? How about ethnic varieties? As a non-native speaker
> > of English who just moved to Minnesota from Michigan, I seem to perceive
> > the Minnesota /r/ as somewhat different.
> >
> > Thank you very much in advance!
> >
> > Bartek Plichta
> >
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