Affricates, Nasals, & Approximants

Affricates
► Are a kind of “Complex Articulation”
combination of stop + fricative release
Like plosives affricate consonants completely obstruct
the air flow.
Unlike plosives the active articulator moves away slower
from the passive articulator.
►This slower parting during the release allows air to rush
between the articulators making a hissing sound like that of a
fricative.
► The duration of the resulting fricative will vary depending
on whether the affricate functions as a single phonological
unit or as two independent units.
Single syllable: function like a single obstruent.
Whether they function as a single unit or as a sequence of 2
sounds is largely a matter of timing within, between or across
syllables.
► White shoes vs. why choose
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