The traditional New York area accent is characterized as non-rhotic, so that the sound [ɹ] does not appear at the end of a syllable or immediately before a consonant; hence the pronunciation of the city name as "New Yawk." There is no [ɹ] in words like park [pɑək] or [pɒək] (with vowel backed and diphthongized due to the low-back chain shift), butter [bʌɾə], or here [hiə]. In another feature called the low back chain shift, the [ɔ] vowel sound of words like talk, law, cross, chocolate, and coffee and the often homophonous [ɔr] in core and more are tensed and usually raised more than in General American. In the most old-fashioned and extreme versions of the New York dialect, the vowel sounds of words like "girl" and of words like "oil" became a diphthong [ɜɪ]. This would often be misperceived by speakers of other accents as a reversal of the er and oy sounds, so that girl is pronounced "goil" and oil is pronounced "erl"; this leads to the caricature of New Yorkers saying things like "Joizey" (Jersey), "Toidy-Toid Street" (33rd St.) and "terlet" (toilet). The character Archie Bunker from the 1970s sitcom All in the Family (played by Carroll O'Connor) was a notable example of having used this pattern of speech, which continues to fade in its overall presence.
The traditional New York area accent is characterized as non - rhotic , so that the sound [ ɹ ] does not appear at the end of a syllable or immediately before a consonant ; hence the pronunciation of the city name as " New Yawk . " There is no [ ɹ ] in words like park [ pɑək ] or [ pɒək ] ( with vowel backed and diphthongized due to the low - back chain shift ) , butter [ bʌɾə ] , or here [ hiə]. In another feature called the low back chain shift , the [ ɔ ] vowel sound of words like talk , law , cross , chocolate , and coffee and the often homophonous [ ɔr ] in core and more are tensed and usually raised more than in General American . In the most old - fashioned and extreme versions of the New York dialect , the vowel sounds of words like " girl " and of words like " oil " became a diphthong [ ɜɪ]. This would often be misperceived by speakers of other accents as a reversal of the er and oy sounds , so that girl is pronounced " goil " and oil is pronounced " erl " ; this leads to the caricature of New Yorkers saying things like " Joizey " ( Jersey ) , " Toidy - Toid Street " ( 33rd St. ) and " terlet " ( toilet ) . The character Archie Bunker from the 1970s sitcom All in the Family ( played by Carroll O'Connor ) was a notable example of having used this pattern of speech , which continues to fade in its overall presence .
What actor performed the role of Archie Bunker?
What actor performed the role of Archie Bunker ?
Carroll O'Connor
Carroll O'Connor