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r - voiced dental/alveolar trill
According to Hall (1944), English speakers used /r/ while Chinese speakers substittuted /l/.
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Exists (as a major allophone)
Example 20-202:
rice
rice
Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
by
Michelle Li
and
Stephen Matthews
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Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
Feature:
r - voiced dental/alveolar trill
Source:
Hall et al. 1944
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