[ə]→[ʁ]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 2/5
Mid central vowel to Voiced uvular fricative
The shift from the neutral schwa [ə] to the voiced uvular fricative [ʁ] is a specific form of 'intrusive R'. In languages where the standard rhotic is uvular (like French and German), this sound is occasionally inserted after a final schwa to resolve a hiatus with a following vowel, or through hypercorrection of previously vocalized rhotics.
Phonetic Effects
Intrusive R, Hiatus Resolution, Epenthesis
Language Examples
da oben [ə]→[daʁoːbn̩]— R-Sandhi: insertion of a uvular fricative to bridge the gap between two vowels.
[ə] (e muet)→[ʁ] coloring— In rapid speech or certain dialects, the final schwa can acquire uvular friction before a following vowel.
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