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LINKING R The linking R is a Phonological phenomenon of most (but not all) non- Rhotic Dialects Of English . In all non-rhotic dialects, the phoneme does not appear in the coda of a syllable (so ''spar'' is pronounced the same as ''spa''). In dialects that possess linking R, if a following word begins with a vowel, will be realized at the onset of the next word. Thus, for example, the R in ''he'''r'''e'' would not be pronounced in ''here they are'', but it would be pronounced in ''here I am''; the R at the end of ''far'' would only be pronounced if the next word begins with a vowel, as in ''far away'' or ''far off''. In other words, in a non-rhotic dialect with linking R, is retained only if it is followed by a vowel, including across word boundaries. INTRUSIVE R Some (but not all) dialects that possess linking R also possess intrusive R. In a dialect with intrusive R, an ally to prevent a Hiatus . Intrusive R also occurs within words before certain Suffixes , such as ''draw''''ing'' or ''withdraw''''al''. This is now so common in England that by 1997 the linguist John C. Wells considered it objectively part of Received Pronunciation , but he noted that it was still stigmatized as an incorrect pronunciation, Whatever happened to Received Pronunciation?, by J.C. Wells, UCL as it is or was in some other standardized non-rhotic accents. Examples of intrusive R
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