rhotacism

rhotacism englanniksi

1. An exaggerated use of the sound of the letter R.

2. A linguistic phenomenon in which a consonant changes into an R, such as Latin ''flos'' becoming ''florem'' in the accusative case; rhotacization.

3. Inability to pronounce the letter R; derhotacization.

4. {{quote-book|en|year=1970|author=Leland E. Hinsie; Robert Jean Campbell|title=Psychiatric Dictionary|pageurl=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3qiEAAAAIAAJ&q=rhotacism+inability&dq=rhotacism+inability&ei=UkLhSMOCMIyYyASmi_D7Bw&pgis=1|page=711|publisher=Oxford University Press

5. 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.

6. 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.