Voiced postalveolar affricate
A voiced palato-alveolar sibilant affricate, voiced post-alveolar affricate or voiced domed postalveolar sibilant affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. It is familiar to English-speakers as the "j" sound in "jump".
This sound is transcribed in the International [Phonetic Alphabet] with,,, or in some broad transcriptions. There is also a ligature, which has been retired by the International Phonetic Association but is still used. Alternatives used in the Americanist tradition are,, and.
Features
Features of a voiced postalveolar affricate:Occurrence
Voiced postalveolar non-sibilant affricate
Features
- Its place of articulation is postalveolar, which means it is articulated with either the tip or the blade of the tongue behind the alveolar ridge.
Occurrence