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This is also known as a voiceless palatal fricative /ʃ/, but not a true palatal, such as ç. In many languages, this is written as a digraph, but it's not always the case. The symbol is derived from the older form of writing s, which was used in the German Fraktur alphabet.

Fraktur German s The internal one is where the IPA ʃ comes from.

Natlangs

Germanic Languages

Anglo-Saxon

In Anglo-Saxon, the digraph sc when around a front vowel becomes /ʃ/.

Modern English

Modern English has several digraphs which can be used to form the sound /ʃ/. The most basic form is the spelling sh. However, there are others spellings. The digraph ch is used as /ʃ/ in words from French (such as chef and champagne). In the noun ending -tion, most of the time the initial sound is turned into a /ʃ/ (combination, redemption, and creation). Related to that is the digraph -ti- in several words (such as initial). The last one is often the spelling ss or simple s (such as tissue, fissure, or sure). In some German loanwords, the combination sch is used (schadenfreude, schnapps schnauzer).

High German and Low German

In High and Low German, the trigraph sch is used to form the sound /ʃ/.

Dutch

The digraph sj is used for /ʃ/. It should be noted that the trigraph sch is pronounced /sx/ rather than /ʃ/.

Norwegian

In Norwegian, this sound is produced by the combination sk before j, i, or y or sj. Some dialects vary on this.

Swedish

In Swedish, the digraph ch is used for /ʃ/, especially when it's after a front vowel (i, y, e, ä, or ö).

Romance Languages

French

The digraph ch is pronounced /ʃ/ in French.

Italian

Italian has a digraph which differs by the frontness of the vowel. The digraph sc when preceding an i or e becomes /ʃ/. Words like coscienza (conscience) /cɔʃjɛnʦa/, or riusciva (it succeeded) /rjuʃiva/.

Romanian

The letter Ş,ş is used for /ʃ/ in Romanian. The nickname of the legendary ruler, Vlad Ţepeş (Vlad the Impaler), was pronounced /vlad ʦepeʃ/.

Slavic Languages

Russian

In the Cyrillic alphabet, /ʃ/ is represented by Ш ш, although in some dialects other sounds such as /ɕ/ or sometimes /ç/ are pronounced for this symbol.
Also, Щ, щ is pronounced /ʃʧ/, which can be split up when inside in bi-syllabic conditions.

Polish

In Polish, the sound /ʃ/ is represented by sz. Not to be mixed up with the combination si or the symbol ś which are both pronounced /ɕ/. The combination szcz is equivalent to Russian щ and is pronounced /ʃʧ/.

Semitic

Arabic

The Arabic form of this sound is ش‎.

Hebrew

The Hebrew symbol for /ʃ/ is שׁ or just ש.

Turkish

The symbols used for this sound are similar to Romanian, Ş, ş.

Sound changes

To

/ʃ/ usually comes from something involving /s/:

In English, /sk/ and /sj/ became /ʃ/, with exeptions.
In Balto-Slavic, Albanian, Armenian, and Indo-Iranian, s → ʃ /[r, u, k, i]_ (Ruki sound law)
In Lithuanian, /ʃ/ came from /kʲ/.

Sources

This page is by Timothy Patrick Snyder.

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-This is also known as a voiceless palatal fricative '''/ʃ/''', but not a true palatal, such as [[Voiceless palatal sibilant|ç]].  In many languages, this is written as a digraph, but it's not always the case.
+This is also known as a voiceless palatal fricative '''/ʃ/''', but not a true palatal, such as [[Voiceless palatal sibilant|ç]].  In many languages, this is written as a digraph, but it's not always the case.  The symbol is derived from the older form of writing '''s''', which was used in the German Fraktur alphabet.
+[[Image:S.jpg|right|thumb| Fraktur German '''s''' The internal one is where the IPA '''ʃ''' comes from.]]
-=Germanic Languages=
+=Natlangs=
-==[[Anglo-Saxon]]==
+==Germanic Languages==
+===[[Anglo-Saxon]]===
 In Anglo-Saxon, the digraph '''sc''' when around a front vowel becomes /ʃ/.
-==[[Modern English]]==
+===[[Modern English]]===
-Modern English has several digraphs which can be used to form the sound /ʃ/.  The most basic form is the spelling '''sh'''.  However, there are others spellings.  The digraph '''ch''' is used as /ʃ/ in words from French (such as '''chef''' and '''champagne'''). In the noun ending '''-tion''', most of the time the initial sound is turned into a /ʃ/ ('''combination''', '''redemption''', and '''creation''').  Related to that is the digraph '''-ti-''' in several words (such as '''initial''').  The last one is often the spelling '''ss''' or simple '''s''' (such as '''tissue''', '''fissure''', or '''sure''').  In some German loanwords, the combination '''sch''' is used ('''schadenfreude''', '''schnapps''' '''schnauzer'''.
+Modern English has several digraphs which can be used to form the sound /ʃ/.  The most basic form is the spelling '''sh'''.  However, there are others spellings.  The digraph '''ch''' is used as /ʃ/ in words from French (such as '''chef''' and '''champagne'''). In the noun ending '''-tion''', most of the time the initial sound is turned into a /ʃ/ ('''combination''', '''redemption''', and '''creation''').  Related to that is the digraph '''-ti-''' in several words (such as '''initial''').  The last one is often the spelling '''ss''' or simple '''s''' (such as '''tissue''', '''fissure''', or '''sure''').  In some German loanwords, the combination '''sch''' is used ('''schadenfreude''', '''schnapps''' '''schnauzer''').
-==[[High German]] and [[Low German]]==
+===[[High German]] and [[Low German]]===
 In High and Low German, the trigraph '''sch''' is used to form the sound /ʃ/.
-==[[Dutch]]==
+===[[Dutch]]===
 The digraph '''sj''' is used for /ʃ/.  It should be noted that the trigraph '''sch''' is pronounced /sx/ rather than /ʃ/.
-==[[Swedish and Norwegian]]==
+===[[Norwegian]]===
-=Romance Languages=
+In Norwegian, this sound is produced by the combination '''sk''' before '''j''', '''i''', or '''y''' or '''sj'''.  Some dialects vary on this.
-==Old and Modern Spanish==
-==French==
+===[[Swedish]]===
-==Italian==
+In Swedish, the digraph '''ch''' is used for /ʃ/, especially when it's after a front vowel (i, y, e, ä, or ö).
-==Romanian==
-=Slavic Languages=
+==Romance Languages==
-==Russian==
+===French===
-==Polish==
+The digraph '''ch''' is pronounced /ʃ/ in French.
-=Semitic=
+===Italian===
-==Arabic==
+Italian has a digraph which differs by the frontness of the vowel.  The digraph '''sc''' when preceding an '''i''' or '''e''' becomes /ʃ/.  Words like '''coscienza''' (conscience) /cɔʃjɛnʦa/, or '''riusciva''' (it succeeded) /rjuʃiva/.
-==Hebrew==
+===Romanian===
-=Turkish=
+The letter '''Ş''','''ş''' is used for /ʃ/ in Romanian.  The nickname of the legendary ruler, '''Vlad Ţepeş''' (Vlad the Impaler), was pronounced /vlad ʦepeʃ/.
+==Slavic Languages==
+===Russian===
+In the Cyrillic alphabet, /ʃ/ is represented by '''Ш''' '''ш''', although in some dialects other sounds such as /ɕ/ or sometimes /ç/ are pronounced for this symbol.  <br>
+Also, '''Щ''', '''щ''' is pronounced /ʃʧ/, which can be split up when inside in bi-syllabic conditions.
+===Polish===
+In Polish, the sound /ʃ/ is represented by '''sz'''.  Not to be mixed up with the combination '''si''' or the symbol '''ś''' which are both pronounced /ɕ/.  The combination '''szcz''' is equivalent to Russian '''щ''' and is pronounced /ʃʧ/.
+==Semitic==
+===Arabic===
+The Arabic form of this sound is '''ش‎'''.
+===Hebrew===
+The Hebrew symbol for /ʃ/ is '''שׁ''' or just '''ש'''.
+==Turkish==
+The symbols used for this sound are similar to Romanian, '''Ş, ş'''.
+=Sound changes=
+===To===
+{{IPA|/ʃ/}} usually comes from something involving {{IPA|/s/}}:
+* In [[English]], {{IPA|/sk/}} and {{IPA|/sj/}} became {{IPA|/ʃ/}}, with exeptions.
+* In Balto-Slavic, Albanian, Armenian, and Indo-Iranian, s → ʃ /[r, u, k, i]_ ([[wikipedia:Ruki sound law|Ruki sound law]])
+* In Lithuanian, {{IPA|/ʃ/}} came from {{IPA|/kʲ/}}.
+=Sources=
+This page is by [[Timothy Patrick Snyder]].
+Back to [[IPA]]
+[[Category:Phonetic segments|ʃ]]

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