Talk:Linking consonant
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This article is incorrect. Linking R and Intrusive R are quite different. The former is considered correct in all non-rhotic English dialects, the latter is considered an error. The example given is an example of intrusive R, an example of linking R would be "where is" /we@r Iz/ whereas "where" alone would be pronouned /we@/. — Hippietrail 00:24, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)
- What is "considered" correct or incorrect is irrelevant. Not all nonrhotic accents have linking R, and not all accents that have linking R have intrusive R. --Angr/tɔk tə mi 16:42, 28 July 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] Pawler Abdul
Heh... It used to kill me how one of my NY college buddies would say "Pawler Abdul" (Paula Abdul).
The intrusive 'r' it is, I guess. :)
Roodog2k 19:31, 19 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Examples?
I personally would understand better with a list of examples (like Pawler Abdul). I put a few up but more would be good. 147.154.235.53 14:01, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
Such as the squaRsh and waRsh. Those drive me nuts. Being from the midwest I have a "general American" accent and can't pronounce things with the intruding R to save my life lol. Breezy hwesta 16:07, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] More examples in other languages
Other examples of linking consonants are the euphonic -t- and l' in some French expressions.
Also, many languages insert a glide at the beginning of words which start with a vowel, to break up hiatuses. FilipeS
- Not sure I understand what you're referring to (in French). Zigzig20s 12:52, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Examples
I have reduced the lists of examples. The general concept is quite clearly explained in the text with a couple of examples of intrusive and linking R. No point in listing endless examples. I have reduced the list to recordings etc, where the example relates to a published (?) source. OK? Snalwibma 13:19, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
- I'm fine with that. I just thought that since the intrusive r section had a sub-section with examples, so should the linking r section...It just would make it easier to read I think - although I agree that the text is fairly straightforward. Zigzig20s 13:23, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
