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noun - a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')
AFFRICATE - An affricate is a consonant that begins as a stop and releases as a fricative, generally with the same place of articulation (most often coronal). It...
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| A complex speech sound consisting of a stop consonant followed by a fricative for example, the initial sounds of child and joy. Also called affricative. |
| a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as ch' in chair' and j' in joy') |
| a consonant sound that consists of a plosive and then a fricative made in the same place in the mouth: |
| A phoneme which combines a plosive with an immediately following fricative or spirant sharing the same place of articulation, e.g. ch as in chair and j as in jar. |
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| An affricate is a consonant that begins as a stop and releases as a fricative, generally with the same place of articulation (most often coronal). It is often difficult to decide if a stop and fricative form a single phoneme or a consonant pair. English has two affricate phonemes, /t/ and /d/, often spelled ch and j, respectively. |