One of the most common consonants in English is the voiceless alveolar fricative. It occurs in words such as city, salt and stop. It is the plural marker in cats, lips and streets. In certain words, however, it is pronounced as a voiceless alveopalatal fricative.
The alveopalatal fricative is used in the words sugar, sure and tension. It is also used in pressure and luxury. These words used to be pronounced with an alveolar fricative and palatal glide. The process which changed the alveolar fricative and palatal glide to an alveopalatal fricative is called coalescence. It also occurred with words such as composition, session and vacation.
The voiceless alveolar fricative is a common consonant not only in English but in many languages. It is often represented by the letter s. In certain English words, the letter s is pronouned as an alveopalatal glide. This is the result of coalescence, a process which changed the alveolar fricative and palatal glide to an alveopalatal fricative.
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