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Th‑Fronting: How One Sound Shift Reshaped British English
Episode 208
Published 6 days, 6 hours ago
Description
Explore the th‑fronting shift that turns /θ/ into /f/ or /v/, from its roots in London’s Cockney and Estuary English to its spread via media, tech, education and branding. We examine how a single phonetic tweak became a cultural marker and a global linguistic phenomenon.
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