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An affricate sound is a consonant consisting of a [[Stop (definition)|stop]] followed by a [[Fricative (definition)|fricative]] with the same [[Place of Articulation (definition)|place of articulation]].  
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An '''affricate''' is a sound produced with a [[Stop (definition)|stop]] followed by a [[Fricative (definition)|fricative]] while maintaining the same [[Place of Articulation (definition)|place of articulation]]. Although they require the vocal tract movements necessary for two other manners of articulation, affricates are perceived as a single sound. Their IPA symbols reflect this; English includes affricates [tʃ] (as in trench) and [ʤ] (as in judge).
*the affricate sounds of English are [tʃ,ʤ].
 
  
 
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Revision as of 09:52, 31 October 2020

An affricate is a sound produced with a stop followed by a fricative while maintaining the same place of articulation. Although they require the vocal tract movements necessary for two other manners of articulation, affricates are perceived as a single sound. Their IPA symbols reflect this; English includes affricates [tʃ] (as in trench) and [ʤ] (as in judge).

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References

  • Crystal, D. (2008) Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.