Example Sentences

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Dr Danielle Turton said east Lancashire had remained an "island of rhoticity".

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2023

"The study is timely because Northern rhoticity is predicted to disappear in the next few generations, a process which is now complete in many areas of the South West," they added.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2023

They said "most sociolinguistic studies of rhoticity" focused on the South West and "relatively little" was known about it in the North.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2023

So are we destined to become one nation indivisible, with liberty and rhoticity for all?

From Slate • Jan. 31, 2013

This makes vowel sounds and rhoticity all the more important in conveying accent in song.

From Slate • Nov. 19, 2012