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Affrication L2-Interference Slavic Algonquian

Voiceless dental fricative to Voiceless postalveolar affricate

The substitution or shift of the voiceless dental fricative [θ] to the voiceless post-alveolar affricate [tʃ] (represented here as 'ch') is a form of affrication commonly observed in specific second-language varieties and certain palatalizing environments.

Phonetic Effects

Affrication, Substitution, Palatalization

Language Examples

Serbian-accented English Slavic

three [θriː]→[tʃriː]— Common substitution where the unfamiliar dental fricative is replaced by an acoustically similar affricate already present in the speaker's phonology.

Proto-Algonquian (Historical) Algonquian

Historical *θ→[ʃ]— While not a direct θ > tʃ, it illustrates the tendency for dental fricatives to shift toward palatal or post-alveolar places of articulation (e.g., *t > tʃ, *θ > ʃ).

Related Transformations

Reverse Th-stopping Th-alveolarization

More Slavic Shifts

[a] → [ə] — Vowel Reduction [dʲ] → [dʒ] — Affrication [d] → [dʒ] — Palatalization [d] → [dʑ] — Palatalization [e] → [i] — Vowel Raising

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