It is quite firm about the r -sound when it follows a vowel-sound or is at the ends of words, not dropping it as is usual with the RP but insisting that it be given full value, in various ways, as it is in Scots and Irish and, generally but not always, in the speech of most Americans except for those in New England and the South.
( It ( ( ( is ( ( ( quite ( firm ( about ( the r ) ) ) ) - ) sound ) ) ( ( when ( it ( follows ( a vowel-sound ) ) ) ) ( or ( ( is ( at ( ( the ends ) ( of words ) ) ) ) ( , ( not ( ( ( ( dropping it ) ( as ( is ( usual ( with ( the RP ) ) ) ) ) ) but ) ( insisting ( that ( it ( be ( ( ( ( ( given ( full value ) ) , ) ( in ( various ways ) ) ) , ) ( as ( it ( ( is ( ( ( ( in ( ( Scots and ) Irish ) ) and ) ( , ( ( ( ( generally but ) not ) always ) , ) ) ) ( in ( ( the speech ) ( of ( most Americans ) ) ) ) ) ) ( except ( for ( those ( in ( ( ( New England ) and ) ( the South ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (ADJP (RB quite) (JJ firm) (PP (IN about) (NP (DT the) (NN r)))) (: -) (ADJP (JJ sound))) (SBAR (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ follows) (NP (DT a) (NN vowel-sound))))) (CC or) (SBAR (S (VP (VBZ is) (PP (IN at) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS ends)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS words)))))))) (, ,) (S (RB not) (VP (VP (VBG dropping) (NP (PRP it)) (SBAR (IN as) (S (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (JJ usual) (PP (IN with) (NP (DT the) (NNP RP)))))))) (CC but) (VP (VBG insisting) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN given) (NP (JJ full) (NN value)) (, ,) (PP (IN in) (NP (JJ various) (NNS ways))) (, ,) (SBAR (IN as) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ is) (PP (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP Scots) (CC and) (NNP Irish))) (CC and) (PRN (, ,) (ADVP (ADVP (RB generally)) (RB but) (RB not) (ADVP (RB always))) (, ,)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN speech)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJS most) (NNS Americans)))))) (PP (IN except) (IN for) (NP (NP (DT those)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (NNP New) (NNP England)) (CC and) (NP (DT the) (NNP South)))))))))))))))))) (. .)))
Many Americans whose roots lie in Ireland or Scotland still have some of the same speech patterns as their ancestors.
( ( ( Many Americans ) ( ( whose roots ) ( lie ( in ( ( Ireland or ) Scotland ) ) ) ) ) ( still ( ( have ( some ( of ( ( the ( same ( speech patterns ) ) ) ( as ( their ancestors ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (JJ Many) (NNS Americans)) (SBAR (WHNP (WP$ whose) (NNS roots)) (S (VP (VBP lie) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP Ireland) (CC or) (NNP Scotland))))))) (ADVP (RB still)) (VP (VBP have) (NP (NP (DT some)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ same) (NN speech) (NNS patterns)) (PP (IN as) (NP (PRP$ their) (NNS ancestors))))))) (. .)))