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American English Booklet11

1. Eastern New England

(1) non-rhotic: car, cart have no [r]

(2) when r is not pronounced, it is often replaced by schwa: [kaq], [foq] car, four or long vowel [ka:], [fo:]. Note: length marked by:

(3) linking-r

(4) intrusive-r

(5) orange, etc. with [Q]

(6) front [a] rather than [Q] in words in which r is not pronounced (also some other words such as bath)

(7) tune, due, new with [j], but this is not consistent

(8) occasionally [hw]