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

Subject: Re: English IPA transcription of "er" vs "rer"
From: "Michael"
Date: 30 Aug 2006 08:58:44 -0700
Newsgroups: sci.lang, alt.english.usage, alt.usage.english
Never mind, I found it (that schwa with a little hook)... for some
reason it just wasn't on that chart. Thanks


Michael wrote:
> Thanks Peter, this makes sense (and I didn't clarify, it's the rhotic
> version I'm interested in)... but what is "R"? I looked it up in the
> sci.lang faq and it says unrounded center raised mid vowel. I don't see
> anything corresponding to that in the IPA chart though (e.g. at
> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/15/IPA_chart_2005.png) ...
>
> 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/.
> >
> > It all works out if you remember that "r" is a consonant and "R" is a vowel.
> >
> > --
> > Peter Moylan                                                             www.pmoylan.org">http://www.pmoylan.org
> >
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