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Fricatives Produced by severely obstructing the airflow so
as to cause friction .
The articulators come very close together, but
do NOT completely stop the air flow. They
create friction.
[f, v, θ, ð, s, z, ʃ, ʒ, h]
Fricatives
•Non-continuants: the air stream is totally obstructed in the oral cavity
e.g. – Stops and affricates ([tʃ], [dʒ] )
– Coronals: [θ] [ð] [t] [d] [n] [s] [z] [ʃ] [ʒ] [ʧ][ʤ] [l] [r]
• Articulated by raising the tongue blade.
Pages phonetics:
[f]: 181, 182.
[v]: 185, 186.
s]: 119, 120.
[z]: 125, 127
[h]: 188, 190.