Hello,
Sometimes I feel a bit confused about how to
pronounce the " r " ending in certain words. Here are a couple of
questions I have:
1. Are all R's rolled? For example, are both
R's in "ormr" rolled? Or both in "dvergr"?
Sometimes I find myself voicing the first R in
these cases as you would an English R, and rolling only the second
R.
( -r represents the R that is being
rolled)
orm-r
dverg-r
varg-r
What is the correct form?
2. Ending R's - do they have tone, or
simple an unvoiced flap of the tongue?
More likely than not I will never speak this
language to anyone aloud, but for my own satisfaction and respect of the
language I would like to be as close and accurate as I can. What are your
views?
Ben Warkentin