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Chinese Pidgin English
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ʃ - voiceless palato-alveolar sibilant fricative
According to Hall (1944), English speakers used /ʃ/ while Chinese speakers substittuted /s/.
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Exists only as a minor allophone
Example 20-203:
ship
ship
Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
by
Michelle Li
and
Stephen Matthews
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Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
Feature:
ʃ - voiceless palato-alveolar sibilant fricative
Source:
Hall et al. 1944
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