Vowels before /r/ NURSE

Most speakers of NfldE realize stressed syllablic /r/ as in nurse or fur in the standard North American fashion, as [ɚ] or [ɝ] . Among more traditional speakers in Irish-settled areas, this vowel has a distinct quality which may derive from a greater degree of retroflexion than the norm, along with variable rounding and retraction, resulting in  or [Λɹ].