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Linking /r/
Linking /r/ is a linking sound found in English non-rhotic accents.
In non-rhotic accents, terminal /r/ sounds are not produced unless they precede a vowel sound. For example, in the sentence "the teacher was happy,” the non-rhotic pronunciation is /ðə ˈti:ʧə wɒz ˈhæpi:/ - the R in "teacher" is not pronounced as it precedes a consonant sound, in this case /w/. However, in the sentence "the teacher is happy" would be pronounced /ðə ˈti:ʧər ɪz ˈhæpi:/ as it precedes a vowel sound, in this case /ɪ/.
Linking /r/ is pronounced at the ends of words ending in these sounds:
- ɴᴜʀꜱᴇ vowel phoneme /ɜː(r)/, e.g. the nurse is
- ɴᴏʀᴛʜ vowel phoneme /ɔː(r)/, e.g. the north is…
- ꜱǫᴜᴀʀᴇ vowel phoneme /eə(r)/, e.g. the square is…
- ᴄᴜʀᴇ vowel phoneme /ʊə/, when followed by R, e.g. the cure is…
- ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛ vowel phoneme /ɑ:(r)/, e.g. the star is…
- ɴᴇᴀʀ vowel phoneme /ɪə/, when followed by an R, e.g. the ear is…
- 𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵ᴇʀ vowel phoneme /ə(r)/, e.g. the letter is…
When linking /r/ is used where there is no letter R, then it’s intrusive /r/.