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Which fricative is fairly rare generally?
Which fricative is fairly rare generally?
- Voiced Palato-alveolar affricate /dʒ/
- Voiceless Palato-alveolar affricate /tʃ/
- Voiced palato-alveolar fricative /ʒ/ (correct)
- Voiceless glottal fricative /h/
Where is the voiceless glottal fricative /h/ commonly found?
Where is the voiceless glottal fricative /h/ commonly found?
- In the middle of words
- At the beginning of words (correct)
- In Old English
- At the end of words
Why does the voiced palato-alveolar fricative /ʒ/ tend to be replaced with /dʒ/ at the end of a word?
Why does the voiced palato-alveolar fricative /ʒ/ tend to be replaced with /dʒ/ at the end of a word?
- Historical reasons (correct)
- Manner of articulation
- Due to its rarity
- Because of its French origin
What is the manner of articulation for an affricate?
What is the manner of articulation for an affricate?
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/m/ and /n/ appear in all three positions, but /ŋ/ does not appear at the beginning of words due to:
/m/ and /n/ appear in all three positions, but /ŋ/ does not appear at the beginning of words due to:
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Study Notes
Fricatives
- The voiced interdental fricative /ð/ is fairly rare generally.
Voiceless Glottal Fricative /h/
- The voiceless glottal fricative /h/ is commonly found in many languages, including English.
Voiced Palato-alveolar Fricative /ʒ/
- The voiced palato-alveolar fricative /ʒ/ tends to be replaced with /dʒ/ at the end of a word due to the influence of English orthography.
Affricates
- The manner of articulation for an affricate is a combination of stop and fricative.
Nasal Consonants
- /m/ and /n/ appear in all three positions (initial, medial, and final) in words.
- /ŋ/ does not appear at the beginning of words due to the historical sound change of Old English /ŋ/ shifting to /n/ before consonants.
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