FromNew Latinrhōtacismus, fromAncient Greek*ῥωτακισμός(*rhōtakismós), fromῥωτακίζω(rhōtakízō,“to incorrectly userho”), fromῥῶ(rhô,“rho (the Greek equivalent of r)”) in analogy withἰωτακίζω(iōtakízō,“to incorrectly useiota”); itself fromἰῶτα(iôta) in analogy withἀττικίζω(attikízō,“talk like an Athenian”). Bysurface analysis,rho +-tacism.
rhotacism (countable anduncountable,pluralrhotacisms)
- Anexaggerated use of thesound of the letterR.
- (countable, phonology) Alinguistic phenomenon in which aconsonant changes into an R;rhotacization.
- Theinability topronounce the letter R;derhotacization.
1970, Leland E. Hinsie, Robert Jean Campbell,Psychiatric Dictionary, Oxford University Press,page711:For example: r’s may become burrs or guttural grunts or w’s or l’s (rhotacism); […]
- 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 ofrhotacism by means of an electric vibrator.
- 2005: Bernard Fogel, PhD, CCC-SLP,Exercising theRhotacism in Absence of Pathology (ADVANCE)
- It is universally accepted that therhotacism, 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 therhotacism.
exaggerated use of the sound of the letter R
inability to pronounce the letter R
