Zagorath@aussie.zone to Linguistics@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agoResearchers fear the British spoken 'r' is ready to roll away from the last bastion of rhoticityphys.orgexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down12cross-posted to: linguistics@sh.itjust.worksunitedkingdom@feddit.uk
arrow-up144arrow-down1external-linkResearchers fear the British spoken 'r' is ready to roll away from the last bastion of rhoticityphys.orgZagorath@aussie.zone to Linguistics@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square10linkfedilinkcross-posted to: linguistics@sh.itjust.worksunitedkingdom@feddit.uk
minus-squareZagorath@aussie.zoneOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 month agoAs far as extant English accents go, non-rhoticity is basically the default at this point. Most Americans and Canadians are rhotic, as are Irish and Scottish. Then a tiny number of English accents. That’s about it.
minus-squareAussiemandeus@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down4·1 month agoBut do we know why Americans have to yell all their conversations?
minus-squareThe Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·1 month agowe’re all so far away from eachother
minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoAn Aussie complaining about Americans yelling? I’m confused.
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As far as extant English accents go, non-rhoticity is basically the default at this point. Most Americans and Canadians are rhotic, as are Irish and Scottish. Then a tiny number of English accents. That’s about it.
But do we know why Americans have to yell all their conversations?
we’re all so far away from eachother
An Aussie complaining about Americans yelling?
I’m confused.
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