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Neighbourhood map: AffricateThe layout provides orientation; distance and colour are not scholarly measurements. The list below gives each connection’s direction and explanation.PhonemePhonemeAT-PHO-0002AspirationAspirationAT-091-019AssimilationAssimilationAT-088-005Distinctive featureDistinctive featureAT-088-002AffricateAT-PHO-W0053
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  1. R-10 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Affricate → Phoneme

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    An affricate combines a closure with a release into friction. Whether it functions as a single phoneme depends on the sound system of the language. Its phonetic shape alone cannot settle the question.
    Evidence basis
    Gemeinsamer fachlicher Kontinent (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Recorded review status
    ATLAS_109 klassifiziert (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

    This connection on the mapExplore around AffricateExplore around Phoneme

  2. R-72 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Aspiration → Affricate

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Some languages contrast aspirated and unaspirated affricates. Affrication describes the transition from closure to friction. Aspiration is a further property of how the sound is produced.
    Evidence basis
    Gemeinsamer fachlicher Kontinent (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Recorded review status
    ATLAS_109 klassifiziert (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

    This connection on the mapExplore around AspirationExplore around Affricate

  3. R-75 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Assimilation → Affricate

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Affrication and assimilation both concern how articulatory movements are coordinated. An affricate is a sound with a closure and a fricated release. Assimilation is a process in which a sound becomes more like another.
    Evidence basis
    Gemeinsamer fachlicher Kontinent (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Recorded review status
    ATLAS_109 klassifiziert (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

    This connection on the mapExplore around AssimilationExplore around Affricate

  4. R-132 · Subject neighbour · directed

    Distinctive feature → Affricate

    Meaning of the relation type
    Beide Begriffe gehören demselben fachlichen Kontinent an. (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Why connected?
    English editorial text
    Affricates raise questions about how their features are organised and whether they form a single phonological unit. Distinctive features can help distinguish them from other segments. The analysis depends on their role in the language’s sound system.
    Evidence basis
    Gemeinsamer fachlicher Kontinent (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)
    Recorded review status
    ATLAS_109 klassifiziert (Original source wording; no separate translation recorded)

    This connection in the earlier English edition

    This connection on the mapExplore around Distinctive featureExplore around Affricate

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