rhotacism
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Etymology
From New Latin rhōtacismus, from Ancient Greek *ῥωτακισμός (*rhōtakismós), from ῥωτακίζω (rhōtakízō, “to incorrectly use rho”), from ῥῶ (rhô, “rho (the Greek equivalent of r)”) in analogy with ἰωτακίζω (iōtakízō, “to incorrectly use iota”); itself from ἰῶτα (iôta) in analogy with ἀττικίζω (attikízō, “talk like an Athenian”). By surface analysis, rho + -tacism.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹəʊ.tə.sɪ.zəm/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹoʊ.tə.sɪ.zəm/
- Rhymes: -əʊtəsɪzəm
- Hyphenation: rho‧ta‧cism
Noun
rhotacism (countable and uncountable, plural rhotacisms)
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- An exaggerated use of the sound of the letter R.
- (countable, phonology) A linguistic phenomenon in which a consonant changes into an R; rhotacization.
- The inability to pronounce the letter R; derhotacization.
- 1970, Leland E. Hinsie, Robert Jean Campbell, Psychiatric Dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 711:
- For example: r’s may become burrs or guttural grunts or w’s or l’s (rhotacism); […]
- 1976: Deafness, Speech, and Hearing Publications, Inc., of Gallaudet College & the American Speech and Hearing Association, DSH Abstracts, volumes 16–17 (1976–1977), page 289 (Deafness Speech and Hearing Publications)
- From the analysis of Kana writings, hypothesizes that the inability to establish a stable… […] The correction of rhotacism by means of an electric vibrator.
- 2005: Bernard Fogel, PhD, CCC-SLP, Exercising the Rhotacism in Absence of Pathology (ADVANCE)
- It is universally accepted that the rhotacism, a defective utterance of the /r/ sounds, is usually the last and most difficult American English consonant to correct functionally.
- I use two methods to help correct the rhotacism.
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Translations
exaggerated use of the sound of the letter R
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linguistic sound change
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inability to pronounce the letter R
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