Are you on "Team R" or on the "Non-rhoticity Team"? Do you pronounce your Rs in English?

I talk with Mark Byron Dallas, a dialect coach who I adore to learn more than I thought about the British Intrusive R!

What's the difference between Linking R, Intrusive R, and even Hyper-rhoticization?

There are accents in English that are Non-Rhotic, meaning they don't pronounce the R unless it's immediately followed by a vowel sound.

What accents of English are non-rhotic?

• Most English accents in England
• Accents in Australia
• Almost all the accents of New Zealand
• Most accents of South Africa
• A few accents in North America as well (mostly on the East coast of the United States)

There's even a kind of polarization occurring around Rs- either you do it or you don't in order to sound more prestigious.

We also talk about:

• Historical influences on Rs
• How saying (or not saying) your Rs can be a status thing
• Forbidden experiments
• Slang and Urban Dictionary
• Discrimination
• Noticing people's accents
• Identity
• Cults
• Twin languages
• the 'Where are you from?' problematic question

AND

• Mark's own accent changes through time

Listen to this episode for more information about Rs in different English accents than meets the eye!

If you're an actor looking to brush up on your accents for work, consider Mark's 5 Fridays to Fluency course!

https://www.talklikethat.com/5ff