[∅]→[θ]Certainty: 2/5Commonality: 1/5
Empty sound / Zero to Voiceless dental fricative
Insertion of the voiceless dental fricative [θ] from zero is extremely rare. The most plausible contexts involve hypercorrection by speakers learning or over-applying dental fricatives. Note: many cited examples (e.g., 'leŋkθ', 'warmpθ') actually show stop insertion BEFORE an existing [θ], which belongs to the empty_to_k / empty_to_p files, not here.
Phonetic Effects
Epenthesis, Hypercorrection
Language Examples
[s] (in 'something')→[θ] (hypercorrect 'somethink → something')— Some speakers hypercorrect non-standard th-stopping (ð/θ→d/t) in reverse, inserting [θ] where [s/t] was expected. Flagged: genuine ∅→θ data is scarce.
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