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Mandarin affricates


georjungcocaine

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Hi y'all!

Cut to the chase: where is the stop element of the affricates /t͡ɕ/ and /ʈ͡ʂ/ pronounced? That is, for example for / t͡ɕ /, is it the case that the place of articulation of the stop element is retracted to an alveolo-palatal position (around the alveolar ridge), so that element could be represented phonetically kind of [ ȶ ] and [ ȶɕ], or is the stop element actually dental/alveolar, as the normal t sound of mandarin, so that /t͡ɕ/ is in fact [ t͡ɕ ]. What about the retroflex affricate? Is its stop element realized in the post-alveolar area?

Thanks in advance!

PS: I am concise enough in my question not to get replies which vaguely divert from the issue.

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Georgejungcocaine, I think the stop element naturally assimilates to the point of articulation for the whole affricate.

So the /t/ in / /t͡ɕ/ will be rather palatal. Remember IPA is only a good approximation, it's not an absolute reflection of every minute detail. Just try pronouncing it yourself and you'll see that your tongue remains in the more or less the same position through the articulation.

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Good luck with that, I think most people will tell you exactly the same. Especially since it's assumed both elements of an affricate have the same place of articulation,

Wikipedia; "In the case of coronals, the symbols ‹t, d› are normally used for the stop portion of the affricate regardless of place. For example, [t͡ʂ] is commonly seen for [ʈ͡ʂ].

Plus the answer is obvious from just pronouncing it yourself...

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