Thursday, August 28, 2003, 10:38 GMT
Let us compare the pronunciation of 'lodger' and 'larger'. I have so far established that the vowels are essentially the same, but the presence of the 'r' makes it hard to simply state that they are identical.
Now, what happens in an American accent that is not rhotic, I mean an accent in which the 'r' is not pronounced - like in British. Are the words 'lodger' and 'larger' identical then?
The same question for the following pairs:
pot - part
mock - mark
stock - stark
lock - lark
Now, what happens in an American accent that is not rhotic, I mean an accent in which the 'r' is not pronounced - like in British. Are the words 'lodger' and 'larger' identical then?
The same question for the following pairs:
pot - part
mock - mark
stock - stark
lock - lark