In the dialect of Yorkshire to replacement of /t/ with /r/ is quite common. Judith Broadbent discusses this in her research article titled "t-to-r in West Yorkshire English", stating that the general rule for this conversion is:
t->r /[short V]_#V
The rules says that when word final /t/ is preceded by a short vowel and followed by a vowel initial word, the /t/ will be replaced with a /r/ (141). The dropping of the /h/ sounds can also play role in the replacement of /t/ with /r/. (not having becoming nor 'aving). The process may also happen, although very occasionally within words (matter->[maɹə]. This tapping, or flapping, is very similar to the tapping found in American English, Australian, and Irish English (Broadbent 145).
This data is derived from a number of conversations between native Yorkshire English speakers. The first one is representative of the most common occurrences of the /t/ to /r/ conversion (Broadbent 145).
t->r /[short V]_#V
The rules says that when word final /t/ is preceded by a short vowel and followed by a vowel initial word, the /t/ will be replaced with a /r/ (141). The dropping of the /h/ sounds can also play role in the replacement of /t/ with /r/. (not having becoming nor 'aving). The process may also happen, although very occasionally within words (matter->[maɹə]. This tapping, or flapping, is very similar to the tapping found in American English, Australian, and Irish English (Broadbent 145).
This data is derived from a number of conversations between native Yorkshire English speakers. The first one is representative of the most common occurrences of the /t/ to /r/ conversion (Broadbent 145).
The next set of data can support the claim that the dropping of /h/ feeds into the t-to-r conversion. Broadbent says that "For many [West Yorkshire] speakers, the variety is better described as h-less, so any comment about h-dropping interacting with t-to-r is misleading" (145).
Broadbent also suggests that word-internal t-to-r is more common in Yorkshire than other nearby dialects. The most common words that experience this are putting and getting. This next set of data shows some of Broadbends examples of word-internal t-to-r (146).
Altogether this data suggests that in Yorkshire English the words most likely to experience the t-to-r conversion are the following:
but
get
put
what
that
let
The words in red have the highest chance of undergoing the change. Generally the /t/ sound is replaced with a /ɹ/, but /r/ still may appear. Alternatively, the /t/ may change into a /d/. This is most common in but (Broadbent 146).
but
get
put
what
that
let
The words in red have the highest chance of undergoing the change. Generally the /t/ sound is replaced with a /ɹ/, but /r/ still may appear. Alternatively, the /t/ may change into a /d/. This is most common in but (Broadbent 146).