rhotacism

== English == === 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) 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. 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. ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== nonrhotic non-rhotic rhotic rhoticity ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === chromista