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Intrusive R Hiatus Resolution Germanic

Empty sound / Zero to Alveolar trill

Intrusive [r] is a phenomenon in non-rhotic dialects of English where an [r] is inserted between two vowels to avoid hiatus.

Phonetic Effects

Intrusive R, Hiatus Resolution

Language Examples

English (RP/Boston) Germanic

law and order→law-r-and order— hiatus resolution

idea of→idea-r-of— hiatus resolution

Related Transformations

More Germanic Shifts

[a] → [ã] — Assimilatory Nasalization [a] → [∅] — Elision [a] → [ʔ] — Glottalization [a] → [ə] — Vowel Reduction [æ] → [ɛ] — Vowel Raising

Sources & References

https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/accents-of-english/A9495FCF7CC13D1D11FADB3DE2F335F6

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