Rhotic and non-rhotic accents

As rhotisch, noun Rhotizität, the English language are referred to in English linguistics variants in which the phoneme / r / is articulated in all positions in the word. The name is derived from the Greek letter rho ( Ρ and ρ ).

In contrast, it is called in non- rhotic pronunciation variants R [ ɹ ] only in prävokalischer position, ie before a vowel standing: ie in rich [ ɹɪtʃ ], corrosion [ kəɹəʊ̯ʒən ] priest [ pɹɪ ː st ] and wearing [ wɛ ː ɹiŋ ], but not in words like card [ k ʰ ɑ ː d], bark [ bɑ ː k], car [ k ʰ ɑ ː ] and wear [ wɛə ]. Follows a terminal R, however, a word that begins with a vowel - like car is and wear off - the R is pronounced. Non - rhotische pronunciation variants are the British, Australian, New Zealand, South African and Singaporean English.

The Scottish, Irish, Canadian and American English, however, are rhotische pronunciation variants. Pre-and postvokalisches ( both before and after a vowel standing ) R is always pronounced: for example, in American English water [ wɑɾɚ ] and card [ k ʰ ɑ ː ɹd ].

This phenomenon is also available in other languages ​​, eg in German: depending on the region R is pronounced in eg parking or afterwards or not, and then not even before a vowel (after is ).