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27 Nov 2020
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what do these following phrases mean:
voiceless glottal fricative
voiceless labiodental fricative
can you also give me some examples a detailed explanation would be nice thank you:)
what do these following phrases mean:
voiceless glottal fricative
voiceless labiodental fricative
can you also give me some examples a detailed explanation would be nice thank you:)
voiceless glottal fricative
voiceless labiodental fricative
can you also give me some examples a detailed explanation would be nice thank you:)
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*Voiceless glottal fricative: the sound of the letter h.*
It’s glottal because you don’t have to use any part of your mouth to say h. It’s just a breath. For why it’s voiceless and fricative, see below.
*Voiceless labiodental fricative: the sound of the letter f.*
It’s labiodental because you touch your upper teeth (dental) to your bottom lip (labial) to make the sound. It’s a fricative because you can keep the f sound going as long as you have breath (compare this to a “p” which you can’t hold - once you say it, the sound is done). It’s voiceless because your vocal folds don’t vibrate. Put your fingers over your neck when you speak a vowel, and then do it again when you make an f sound (also true with the h sound). You will feel the vibrations with the vowel but not with the f or the h.
I hope this helps!
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Yes, though other languages may represent these sounds with different letters. For example, in dialects of Spanish that have a voiceless glottal fricative, it’s represented by the Spanish letter j rather than an h. (Most dialects have a voiceless velar fricative instead, which is like the sound when you gargle your throat. It’s like a gargly English h made in the same part of your mouth as a k)
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No problem! (I was going to respond in Japanese but realized I’ve sadly already forgotten too much hiragana to do it 😔). Good luck with your studies!
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