What does nonrhoticity mean?
Nonrhoticity means Alternative form of non-rhoticity..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative form of non-rhoticity..
The best-known features of ENE speech are its traditional nonrhoticity...
The occasional retentions are probably 'unresolved' variation from the input dialects, which must have been partly rhotic, as full nonrhoticity was not achieved even in southern English standards until the later nineteenth century...
This impression is due to certain segmental features (nonrhoticity, vowel quality), but also to sentence intonation patterns.
Use nonrhoticity when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Nonrhoticity means Alternative form of non-rhoticity..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The best-known features of ENE speech are its traditional nonrhoticity...
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