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Word: Rhotacism
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century. From German Rhotacismus from Byzantine Greek ῥωτακίζειν + German -ismus
Definition:
The changing of another sound, especially the phoneme/s/, into the phoneme/r/, and thus often also the changing of the spelling.
Definition:
Unusual pronunciation or pronounced production of the phoneme/r/ as a phonological characteristic or speech defect; specifically the use of the burr or uvular r.
Variant Forms:
- rhotacismus
