To r or Not to r: a Sociophonetic Analysis of /ɹ/ in Singapore English
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This paper investigates the occurrences of postvocalic-r, intrusive-r and linking-r in Singapore English (SgE) from a sociophonetic perspective. This paper seeks to determine the correlation between the use of the different /ɹ/ and the users’ education levels. This paper will also investigate the attitudes of SgE speakers to the use of postvocalic-r and intrusive-r in SgE. The results show a direct correlation between the speaker’s education level and the production of postvocalic-r and intrusive-r, which is matched by the perception and attitudes towards /ɹ/ in SgE.
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