State the classification of English fricatives and give examples for illustration
a. Manner of articulation: there are 9 fricatives
1. [ʃ ʒ ] VD: Show / ʃəʊ/ ; measure / meʒə /
2. [ s z ] VD: Song / sɔŋ /; nasal / neɪzəl /
3. [ f v ] VD: Laugh / lɑ:f / ; voice / vɔɪs/
4. [θ ð] VD: Tooth / tu:θ / ; they / ðeɪ /
b. Place of articulation:
1. Glottal h ]
2. labio-dental [ f v ]
3. alveolar [ s z ]
4. palato-alveolar [ʃ ʒ ]
5. Dental [θ ð ]
c. Absence or presence of the voice
1. Voiced [ v z ʒ ð ]
2. Voiceless [ h s ʃ f θ ]
d. Place of the soft palate:
1. Oral : [ h f v s z ʒ θ ð ]
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