Phonetics lesson for after-lesson viewing. http://mrboers.com

1. /r/ - Intrusive and Linking
HTTP://MRBOERS.COM

2. Connected speech
 No “word – stop – next word”
 Fluent

3.  The other.
 The other arm.
 Tuner.
 Tuner amplifier.

4. Linking /r/
 To recognise and to use
 We will understand others more easily
 Others will understand us more easily
 Evidenced by the sudden appearance of the orthographic ‘r’ as the
phonemic /r/

5.  India.
 India and China.
 The idea.
 The idea is good.
 “Victoria and Albert museum”
 “drawing”

6. Intrusive /r/
 Natural British characteristic
 Accent-based
 Makes for fluent speech
 Don’t fake it if you don’t have it