Voiceless dental non-sibilant affricate

Voiceless dental non-sibilant affricate
t͡θ
t͜θ
t̪͡θ
t̟͡θ
Sound
source · help

The voiceless dental non-sibilant affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbols in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represent this sound are t͡θ, t͜θ, t̪͡θ and t̟͡θ.

Features

Features of the voiceless dental non-sibilant affricate:

Occurrence

This phoneme is very rare, and is perhaps best known as the final sound in the English words eighth, which is pronounced eight + th and also in width, which contrasts with both pronunciations of with.

Language Word IPA Meaning Notes
Chipewyan[1] ddhéth [t̟͡θɛ́θ] 'hide' Contrasts unaspirated, aspirated and ejective affricates.[1]
English Dublin[2] think [t̟͡θɪŋk] 'think' Corresponds to [θ] in other dialects; may be [] instead[2]
New York[3] Corresponds to [θ] in other dialects, may also be pronounced [t] and [θ]

See also

References

Bibliography

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, January 18, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.