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One of the things I've wondered about my whole life: Does anyone know how to describe the R sound that millennial girls from the west coast make? You can hear
by bsimpson 3y ago
One of the things I've wondered about my whole life:
Does anyone know how to describe the R sound that millennial girls from the west coast make? You can hear it in the word "either" for the intro to The Button [1]. In my mind, it's prominent in the Pacific Northwest and in the speech of Lizzie Caplan (she's from L.A.).
It's almost like they swallow the letter.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/@cut/videos https://www.youtube.com/@cut/videos
- crazygringo 3y agoA timestamp link for others, just because I was having trouble at first figuring out where you were talking about: https://youtu.be/Gip8tatY2-w?t=14 https://youtu.be/Gip8tatY2-w?t=14 I definitely know what you mean, it's exactly how Lizzie Caplan speaks. It's different for sure, but for the life of me I can't tell if it's placed further backwards or further forwards, or if it's a question of elongation/tempo as well? Or possibly raising the palate?
- bkazez 3y agoI think it’s just a retroflex R, but when it’s preceded by tongue-forward th in “either,” it comes out almost like a flap. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcrVeMYnOS4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcrVeMYnOS4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiced_dental_and_alveolar_taps_and_flaps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiced_dental_and_alveolar_tap...
- Lammy 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocal_fry_register https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocal_fry_register ?
- kzrdude 3y agoDr Lindsey (british) did a pretty positive video on vocal fry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0yL2GezneU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0yL2GezneU
- greenbit 3y agoNot sure they're talking about fry, there. With the vocal fry you can hear some serious hang time while the speaker grinds out that croaky noise. But this other thing sounds almost choked off, definitely not drawn out.
- jamespettit 3y agoSounds like Valley Gurrrl