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The Voiced Postalveolar fricative /'''ʒ'''/ is also known as a palatal, because of some of the influence of the palate in direction of the tongue, but it's not a true palatal sound. | The Voiced Postalveolar fricative /'''ʒ'''/ is also known as a palatal, because of some of the influence of the palate in direction of the tongue, but it's not a true palatal sound. | ||
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===English=== | |||
[[English]], like many language, has many loanwords from French which have the /ʒ/ sound. In many cases the sound is transformed into /ʤ/ in English, due to English tendency towards that sound. However, there are a few words which do have /ʒ/ outside of French loanwords. Examples include ''plea'''s'''ure''' /plɛʒɘɹ/ | |||
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The Voiced Postalveolar fricative /ʒ/ is also known as a palatal, because of some of the influence of the palate in direction of the tongue, but it's not a true palatal sound.
Natlangs
English
English, like many language, has many loanwords from French which have the /ʒ/ sound. In many cases the sound is transformed into /ʤ/ in English, due to English tendency towards that sound. However, there are a few words which do have /ʒ/ outside of French loanwords. Examples include plea'sure /plɛʒɘɹ/
