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rhotic

Spanish translation: rótico

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English term or phrase:rhotic
Spanish translation:rótico
Entered by: Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT

06:19 May 7, 2006
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics / Translation
English term or phrase: rhotic
how would say rhotic and nonrhotic in spanish
Thank you
Worldcita
Local time: 07:34
rótico/a
Explanation:
Me baso en esta definición:
- "Rhotic is a technical term in linguistics that refers to one of two major varieties of spoken English. In one variety, the letter r is pronounced wherever it appears in writing: thus, run, crash, four, carol, fourth, worker, and car all have their r pronounced. This variety of English is called rhotic, or r-ful.", http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19981204
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Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT
Spain
Local time: 13:34
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4rótico/a
Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT
3rhotic
A. Petrunova


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
rótico/a


Explanation:
Me baso en esta definición:
- "Rhotic is a technical term in linguistics that refers to one of two major varieties of spoken English. In one variety, the letter r is pronounced wherever it appears in writing: thus, run, crash, four, carol, fourth, worker, and car all have their r pronounced. This variety of English is called rhotic, or r-ful.", http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19981204


Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT
Spain
Local time: 13:34
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Egmont
3 hrs
  -> Gracias Egmont.
agree  Carlos Ortiz: "Para la clasificación de los acentos y dialectos regionales del inglés se emplea el adjetivo 'rótico', ... /r/ en posición posvocálica" (Varó, Lingüística moderna)
3 hrs
  -> Muchísimas gracias por la aclaración. Admito que no soy lingüista y no es mi especialidad, así que es muy valiosa tu aportación.
agree  Nahuel Hospital
7 hrs
  -> Gracias Nahuel.
agree  mchandias (X)
11 hrs
  -> ¡Muy amable MC!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
rhotic


Explanation:
Otra posibilidad.


    Reference: http://www.yotor.net/wiki/es/rh/Rhotic.htm
A. Petrunova
Bulgaria
Local time: 14:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
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