英语语音PPT3. Affricates and practice.pptVIP

affricates 破擦音 manner of articulation: An affricate is a “blend” of a plosive and a fricative — form a closure and stop/block the air stream like pronouncing a plosive; release the closure slowly and let the air come out with friction like pronouncing a fricative. There are only two affricates in English. / tS / , / dZ / affricates 破擦音 / tS / , / dZ / Form a closure and stop/block the air stream in the mouth: protrude the lips; move the tongue a bit backward; raise the front of the tongue towards the hard palate; press the tip and and blade of the tongue against the upper alveolar ridge