In Dahl's dictionary
hard Psk. mutter, pronounce some letters incorrectly, unclear, esp. about the letter r. | *False, distort; do things lazily, for one type. To serve is not to burr, and to burr is not to serve. (Dolgorukov? Suvorov?). You can’t spell this out, you can’t pronounce it. You'll get to something. He murmured again. It's all gone. He mumbled and left. I murmured a little. Don't burp, don't burp anyone. He murmurs a little. Card again. Scared, lied. Burr, action. according to verb. Burr, burr vol. map tver. Psk. whoever burrs pronounces the letters uncleanly. Burry pronunciation, with distortion of some letters. Burrish, burrish, burry, somewhat burrish, burry the same, caress. To take a magpie (as a wife) is ticklish, to take a crow is burrish, should I take the lady owl? Burr w. tongue-tied, unclean pronunciation, distorted pronunciation. Kartavnik m. -nitsa w. whoever burrs, tease the burr.
How to stop burr
In early childhood, incorrect pronunciation of various sounds is natural and physiologically justified. It is determined by the development and formation of the child’s body. Very often, children skip or change sounds, rearrange syllables, omit the beginning of a word, or place the wrong emphasis. But with age, these mistakes gradually disappear on their own or with the usual help of parents, and speech becomes sonorous and meaningful. If a child over three years old continues to speak unclearly, burrs, or pronounces some sounds incorrectly, you need to pay close attention to this and meet with a speech therapist. Speech deficiencies in a child, including burr, cause many problems in the future - isolation, timidity, fear of attention to oneself, embarrassment when reading poetry or participating in children's performances in kindergarten. Uncertainty in your pronunciation can cause very quiet speech, which subsequently interferes with both study and work.
Obviously, unclear speech and abnormal sounds require professional intervention. It is necessary to check the child’s hearing, his perception of sounds and intonations. Also consult a speech therapist, who will identify the specific cause of burr and its type, for which he will test the features of the articulatory apparatus in terms of lifestyle, health and age. Then the method of setting “P” and a suitable set of exercises and activities will be selected to get rid of burr.
If the main cause of the problem lies in a short frenulum, they try to stretch it with special gymnastics for the tongue, for example, you need to reach the middle of the chin with the tongue or, tilting your head back slightly, stretch the tongue towards the nose. In cases where the frenulum cannot be stretched, it is trimmed. This operation is performed by a dentist under local anesthesia, most often on an outpatient basis.
Ways to get rid of burr
- Articulation gymnastics.
- Massage of the entire tongue and mechanical (forced) vibration of the front part.
- Tactile control.
- Long and systematic lessons during the period of automation of the sound “R”.
At the initial stage of correcting burr, it is necessary to achieve the correct pronunciation of an independent, isolated “R”. To do this, the pronunciation of one’s own “R” and its substitute is determined and compared by ear, then these sounds are compared and, based on the results of the analysis, articulatory skills are formed to produce the sound of “R”. Each type of defect has its own tasks and exercises.
Sound production depending on the source data is carried out:
- From reference sounds.
- By imitation.
- With mechanical assistance.
- Articulation exercises.
Exercises for correct pronunciation of the sound “R”
To develop the upward movement of the tongue and the ability to move it well when burring, do the exercise “Whose teeth are cleaner?” The lips should be open, as for a wide smile, with the upper and lower teeth visible. The lower jaw does not move. The tip of the tongue, without bending, is located at the roots of the upper teeth. They need to move along the inner surface of the teeth from right to left and back, as if to “clean” the teeth.
To improve tongue mobility when burring, perform the “Painter” exercise. You have to open your mouth and smile. Fix the lower jaw and lips in a motionless state, then, making back and forth movements with the tip of the tongue, stroke the sky with it. It is necessary to ensure that the tip does not protrude from the mouth, but must reach the inner surface of the upper teeth.
To obtain a long, powerful and continuous air stream with burr that goes in the middle of the tongue, they suggest the exercise “Who will kick the ball further.” You need to smile, making sure that the lower lip does not stretch over the lower teeth. Place the wide front edge of the tongue on the lower lip and, pretending to pronounce “F” (but in no case “X”, this must be strictly monitored), as if blowing a cotton ball (cotton ball) as far away from you as possible .
To develop a tongue position resembling a “cup” and to develop upward movements of the wide front part during burr, do the “Tasty Jam” exercise. You need to open your mouth slightly and, moving from top to bottom, lick your upper lip with the front edge of your tongue, but do not move from side to side. In this case, you need to control that the lower jaw does not move; you can help keep it still with your hands. The tongue should be spread wide and touch the lateral edges of the corners of the mouth.
These are not all the simplest exercises that are indicated for all types of burr. After mastering them or simultaneously with them, special exercises are performed to solve specific problems. The result should be a correctly pronounced isolated “Rrrrrrrrr”….
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Sound Automation
To stop burring, it is not enough just to learn to pronounce “R”, it must be inserted into words. This may not happen right away.
- With burr, you first need to master simple open syllables, consonant sound + vowel sound, namely “RA”, “RO”, “RU”. They are pronounced in a row and separately, alternating with each other. Getting used to these syllables can be turned into a game with your child. Then you need to pronounce the words when the memorized syllables are first at the beginning of the word - FRAME, and then at the end - FEATHER, MOUNTAIN, etc.
- The next stage is to pronounce closed syllables first independently “AR”, “OR”, “UR”, etc., and then in the words SUGAR, WIND, TOMATO.
- Following this, they begin to construct phrases and memorize tongue twisters. In a similar way, they learn to pronounce the soft “Ry”.
In the dictionary Complete accentuated paradigm according to A. A. Zaliznya
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Why does a person burr: the main reasons
Finally, we get to the causes of burr. One of the most common is the incorrect position of the tongue, lips, and the wrong direction of the air stream. The sound will not be clear if it is created not by vibration of the tip of the tongue, but by vibration of the lips or cheeks. Such problems are usually solved by speech therapists.
But there may be reasons of a different nature. For example, hearing loss. Then the person simply does not hear and does not understand how to pronounce the necessary sounds. Or in the family one of the parents burrs and the child simply copies this sound. Children in bilingual families often burr.
A person can also burr due to missing teeth, jaw injury, incorrect bite, or a short frenulum under the tongue, which prevents him from moving correctly. There are also reasons caused by heredity. These are structural features of the tongue, gums, teeth, and the lower jaw pushed forward.
There can be a lot of reasons. Each case must be examined individually. Sometimes even fears and stress can prevent a child from speaking correctly. In general, burring is certainly unpleasant and sometimes you have to endure ridicule, but now dentists, surgeons, orthodontists, and speech therapists are working on solving this problem and quite successfully. There would be a desire. All in your hands.
If it doesn't work out
When not a single exercise helps you adjust the sound correctly, and it doesn’t work out even with a teacher, you should consult a dentist. He will check the structure of the jaw apparatus and the length of the frenulum. This is a small piece of connective tissue between the tongue and the floor of the mouth.
If the frenulum is short, this may become an obstacle to the correct pronunciation of sounds. In this case, it is lengthened by making an incision. It is performed in a few minutes under local anesthesia, and does not cause discomfort within a couple of hours after the operation. After recovery, you can start exercising again.
Learning foreign languages requires a lot of effort to achieve correct pronunciation. But competent daily practice always bears fruit. The ability to speak and sing in another language opens up great prospects both for creativity and for communicating with representatives of another culture and nationality. And this is important for social development and human formation.
Alternative teaching methods
You can teach your child the correct pronunciation using the example of your favorite cartoon song. You can turn it on every evening and start watching it by singing along to the melody with the words. Music, especially pop artists, can also help adults. A smooth composition with a good French performer is suitable for learning.
You can control the quality of pronunciation using a voice recorder. Recordings should be compared with the speech of native speakers. This could be an audio course on language learning or a text from a YouTube blogger. But you need to be careful, since not all French people pronounce sounds correctly.
Reading texts in French aloud gives good results. These can be classical works or simple press. The content is not so important, because the sound “r” is quite common. It is worth paying attention to pronunciation in different positions.
You can learn poems in French. This is especially convenient to do while listening to the actors read and repeating after them. This will help form the correct pronunciation, as well as correct mistakes. At the initial stage, you should choose people with a light sound, without pressure. As the language improves, you can pay attention to readers with a more powerful graded “r”. It is more difficult to pronounce, but you need to master it in order to speak beautifully and correctly.
If you have established reading skills in French, you can use sayings and tongue twisters with an abundance of “r” for learning. They will help consolidate the skill and bring pronunciation to automaticity. But this exercise should be introduced at the very end, when the articulatory apparatus is ready for the correct sound. Of the most popular phrases, several of the most effective ones can be identified:
- "Mon père est maire, mon frère est masseur."
- "Dans la gendarmerie, quand un gendarme rit, tous les gendarmes rient dans la gendarmerie."
- “Rat vit riz, Rat mit patte à ras, Rat mit patte à riz, Riz cuit patte à rat.”
You need to start pronouncing phrases at a slow pace. It is worth paying special attention to the pronunciation of “r” and the occurrence of vibrations. At the end of a word, up to 2 of them are allowed, but in other parts there should be none at all.
After mastering a slow tempo without making mistakes, you should try to speak faster. This will help you navigate oral speech and not get lost when communicating with the French. This way, the pronunciation of “r” will become automatic and will become easy and imperceptible.
You need to work on sounds at least 2 times a day. Otherwise, the speech apparatus may again adapt to the Russian “r”, and it will have to be configured again. Only when the muscles completely remember their position can you conduct classes 2-3 times a week.
