safer becomes seɪfə what name is this process?

[semantics12345]

sounds like

sugar​

ʃʊɡə​

utter​

ʌtə​

Springer​

sprɪŋə​

motor​

məʊtə​

 

[raindoctor]

Thats what non-rhotic dialects do.

 

[BobK]

:up: - but beware: 'non-rhotic dialects' sound like a minority phenomenon. Not so. Standard British English is a non-rhotic dialect.

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[5jj]

And don't forget that the word-final r is pronounced /r/ in non-rhotic dialects when it is followed by a vowel sound