Re: English IPA transcription of "er" vs "rer"

["Peter T. Daniels"]

Peter Moylan wrote:
> Michael wrote:
> > Thanks all, "murderer" is perhaps a better example to use because
> > "furor" does have multiple pronunciations. I guess the answer is that
> > there's no easy answer, which is OK--but quite interesting.
>
> In non-rhotic English, /mV"d@r@/. In rhotic English, /mRdrR/.

Only in dialects that reduce "secretary" to "secr'try."

There are three syllables in "murderer," hence ['mRdRrR] (why do you
suggest that English has a /R/ phoneme?).

> It all works out if you remember that "r" is a consonant and "R" is a vowel.