affrication

[US]/əˈfrɪk.eɪ.ʃən/
[UK]/əˈfrɪk.eɪ.ʃən/

Translation

n.The act of producing a sound that starts as a stop consonant and then releases into a fricative consonant.
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Phrases & Collocations

affrication in linguistics

study of affrication

process of affrication

occurrence of affrication

sounds with affrication

example of affrication

analysis of affrication

phonetics of affrication

importance of affrication

Example Sentences

the affrication of sounds is common in many languages.

the speaker's use of affrication made it difficult to understand the words.

linguists study affrication as part of phonetics.

the child's pronunciation was characterized by frequent affrications.

learning to control affrication can improve speech clarity.

the difference in affrication between british and american english is notable.

affrication plays a crucial role in distinguishing words with similar meanings.

analyzing affrications can shed light on the evolution of languages.

some languages have more complex affrications than others.

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