Wharr I do?

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The speaker in this video is replacing a string of two alveolar stops /t/ and /d/ divided by an unstressed vowel /ɪ/ with an alveolar trill [r]. This is a very interesting example of how new, ostensibly difficult to pronounce sounds can be introduced to a language.

Posted by Ian Smith on March 31, 2022

Tags:
American English;
Change;
Youth;
Phonetics

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