Talk:New York City English/Archive 2

Is bird really pronounced as /bɝd/ in New York?
Unfortunately, even if I hate myself for saying this later, I really need somebody from one of the boroughs to answer this question. I was under the impression that in non-rhotic accents, bird would be pronounced as. Is this the case? Thank you in advance.74.102.216.186 (talk) 02:02, 8 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Unfortunately, I found another issue with the article. Currently, this page reads "Non-rhotic speakers usually exhibit a linking or intrusive R, similar to other non-rhotic dialect speakers."  However, a linking or intrusive R does not sound New York to me.  So, it seems this page has an issue with New York's non-rhotic speech.74.102.216.186 (talk) 00:24, 15 November 2016 (UTC)

I have another comment to add. And I am really only frustrated because it seems like Labov and others didn't know what he was talking about. As a third error, this page reads "Items with /ɔɪ/ may occur with an r-colored vowel (e.g., /ˈtʰɝlət/ toilet), apparently as a result of hypercorrection." Unfortunately, the New York English is vast and can vary from person to person. So, unless a brand new source can provide evidence of otherwise, I feel that none of the three lines should be on the page. Thus, needless to say, I am going to remove them.74.102.216.186 (talk) 01:06, 15 November 2016 (UTC)