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After our overview episode last week, Phil and Eric look in greater detail at the full range of R consonant variation. We follow the Rhotic Consonants page on wikipedia as a means of tracking the various possible articulations. You can follow along, too!

We cover:
\t\u2022\tTrills
\t\u2022\tAlveolar [r]
\t\u2022\tUvular [\u0280]
\t\u2022\tRetroflex [\u027d]
\t\u2022\tTaps and flaps
\t\u2022\tAlveolar tap [\u027e]
\t\u2022\tAlveolar lateral flap [\u027a]
\t\u2022\tRetroflex flap [\u027d]
\t\u2022\tLabiodental flap (perceived as non-rhotic) [\u2c71]
\t\u2022\tAlveolar approximant [\u0279]
\t\u2022\tMolar approximant (aka \u201cbraced\u201d /r/) -- see John Wells\u2019s phonetic blog on the VASTA discussion and Erik Singer\u2019s \u201canchor\u201d []
\t\u2022\tRetroflex approximant [\u027b]
\t\u2022\tUvular fricative [\u0281]