Definition of rhotic in English:

rhotic

adjective ˈrəʊtɪkˈrōdik

Phonetics

Relating to or denoting a dialect or variety of English (e.g. in most of the US and south-western England) in which r is pronounced before a consonant (as in hard) and at the ends of words (as in far)
〔语音〕（与）发r 音（有关）的
rhotic and non-rhotic speakers
Example sentencesExamples
- Nor, on a quick skim, are the rest of the book's pirates notably rhotic.
- Both in fact were non-rhotic, while the majority of Americans speak with rhotic accents.
- 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.
- 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.

Derivatives

rhoticity

nounrəʊˈtɪsɪti

Phonetics

In other cities, such as Plymouth and Bournemouth, rhoticity varies.

Origin

1960s: from Greek rhot-, stem of rho (see rho) + -ic.

Definition of rhotic in US English:

rhotic

adjectiveˈrōdik

Phonetics

Relating to or denoting a dialect or variety of English (e.g. in most of the US and southwestern England) in which r is pronounced before a consonant (as in hard) and at the ends of words (as in far)
〔语音〕（与）发r 音（有关）的
rhotic and non-rhotic speakers
Example sentencesExamples
- Both in fact were non-rhotic, while the majority of Americans speak with rhotic accents.
- This is a rhotic central vowel.
- Nor, on a quick skim, are the rest of the book's pirates notably rhotic.
- 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’.
- 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.

Origin

1960s: from Greek rhot-, stem of rho (see rho) + -ic.

词汇	rhotic
释义	Definition of rhotic in English: rhotic adjective ˈrəʊtɪkˈrōdik Phonetics Relating to or denoting a dialect or variety of English (e.g. in most of the US and south-western England) in which r is pronounced before a consonant (as in hard) and at the ends of words (as in far) 〔语音〕（与）发r 音（有关）的 rhotic and non-rhotic speakers Example sentencesExamples Nor, on a quick skim, are the rest of the book's pirates notably rhotic. Both in fact were non-rhotic, while the majority of Americans speak with rhotic accents. 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. 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. Derivatives rhoticity nounrəʊˈtɪsɪti Phonetics In other cities, such as Plymouth and Bournemouth, rhoticity varies. Origin 1960s: from Greek rhot-, stem of rho (see rho) + -ic. Definition of rhotic in US English: rhotic adjectiveˈrōdik Phonetics Relating to or denoting a dialect or variety of English (e.g. in most of the US and southwestern England) in which r is pronounced before a consonant (as in hard) and at the ends of words (as in far) 〔语音〕（与）发r 音（有关）的 rhotic and non-rhotic speakers Example sentencesExamples Both in fact were non-rhotic, while the majority of Americans speak with rhotic accents. This is a rhotic central vowel. Nor, on a quick skim, are the rest of the book's pirates notably rhotic. 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’. 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. Origin 1960s: from Greek rhot-, stem of rho (see rho) + -ic.
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