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Birth of the /ʒ/ Sound: How French Shaped English Phonology
Episode 13
Published 6 days, 8 hours ago
Description
Explore how Norman‑French loanwords introduced a new palatal glide into English, creating the /ʒ/ sound that lives in words like vision and pleasure. From medieval palatalization to printing‑era spelling decisions, see how one phoneme became a permanent part of English’s inventory.
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