Peerteaching Discussion of r What is the difference

Peer-teaching Discussion of [r]

What is the difference between the Hungarian R and the English R? • The English R is not trilled as opposed to the Hungarian R • The tip of the tongue is frizzled

Let’s practise the difference! • Répa, retek, mogyoró, korán reggel rikkant a rigó. • Red lorry, yellow lorry, red lorry, yellow lorry…

Let’s practise the pronunciation! • reed, rich, red, roof, rain, run, right, rope, round • pride, breed, crime, grey, freeze, throne, shrine, spring, screw • carry, borrow, worried, fiery, explorer, clearance, surround, parade, marriage

Occurence of the [r] in writing • • 1. r red, ribbon, sorry 2. rh rhyme, rhythm, gonorrhea 3. wr write, wrong, wrangle 4. nothing! vanilla ice

Rhotic and non-rhotic accents • Rhotic accents: those accents of English whose speakers pronounce all orthographic <r>’s These include General American, Canadian English, British English in North and South. West England, Scottish English, and Irish English

• Non-rhotic accents: RP, Southern British English, Welsh English, Australian English, New Zealand English, South African English, and American English in New England parts of Southern US • Their speakers drop the <r> when it is followed by a consonant or a pause, and they only pronounce it when it is followed by a vowel

When do RP speakers pronounce [r]? • When there is a vowel right after the [r] e. g. right, very, for instance • RP speakers do not pronounce [r] before consonants e. g. farm, fork, beard, urban

• If the [r] is at the end of the word, three cases are possible: • 1. [r] is before a pause e. g. better, four • 2. [r] is before a consonant e. g. better job, four times • 3. [r] is before a vowel e. g. better idea, four inches

The R-dropping • The process whereby certain spelt <r>’s are not pronounced, that is, are deleted in certain accents of English • Keep in mind: Ø the [r] is dropped before a pause or a consonant Ø This happens in non-rhotic accents Ø Accents of English which pronounce the [r] in all positions are called rhotic accents

Linking R • Word-final [r] is an underlying element in RP, realised only when a word beginning with a vowel closely follows: such a pronounced r is called Linking R. Thus all words in –r have two pronunciations, depending on the environment. E. g: • ever /ˈevə/ or /ˈevər/ • more and more funny / mɔːr ən mɔː ˈfʌni/

Intrusive R • In RP, words ending in /-ə/ (including /ɪə/ /ʊə/), /-ɔː/ , /ɑː/ , when followed by a word beginning with a vowel, may get a linking /r/ even if there is none in the spelling. This is called „Intrusive R”. • It is optional. • E. g. saw us /’sɔː(r) əs/

Task 1: Write (r) in the places where an Intrusive R may appear: Vanilla ice, stay indoors, Olivia answered how urgent, the idea of war, happy again, Value added, go away, law and order, visa office

Task 2: Write (r) in the places where Linking R appears: • • A After all, you’re only twenty-four, Ann. B Mother, at twenty-four a girl’s rather old. A At FIFTY-four a girl’s rather older, isn’t she? B But mother, I don’t suppose father even NOTICES. A Father appreciates your mother ‘as nature intended’! B You’re always nice. Where are you going, by the way? A To my regular appointment with the hairdresser, if you want to know. • B For a shampoo? • A I have some grey hair, at the roots – which nature NEVER intended!

Thank you for your attention! Have a nice day!