MRAB <pyt...@mrabarnett.plus.com>: > "ch" usually represents 2 phonemes, basically the sounds of "t" > followed by "sh";
Traditionally, that sound is considered a single phoneme: <URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affricate_consonant> Can you hear the difference in these expressions: high chairs height shares height chairs Try them on an English-speaking person. In a restaurant, ask for a "height share" and see if they bring you a high chair. The English "tr" sound can also be considered a single affricate phoneme: <URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiceless_postalveolar_affricate> Is there a difference between these expressions: rye train right rain right train Marko -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
