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ERIC Number: EJ203273
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Apr
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Pre-Consonantal /r/ in the General British Pronunciation of English.
Lewis, J. Windsor
English Language Teaching Journal, v33 n3 p188-90 Apr 1979
Examples are presented of schwa elisions from the sequence /r/-plus-consonant that are typical of contemporary general British pronunciation of English. This occurs often in lexical pronunciations and very often in syllables in proclitic or enclitic prosodic situations. (SW)
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Consonants, English, Language Ability, Language Rhythm, Phonetics, Phonology, Pronunciation, Pronunciation Instruction, Teaching Guides
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: England