Abstract

A sibilant fricative /s/ is generated when the turbulent jet in the narrow channel between the tongue blade and the hard palate is deflected downwards through the space between the upper [...]

Abstract

Romanian and Valencian Catalan show a similar contrast between the non-palatal sibilant /s/ and the palatal sibilant /?/, although the articulation of both consonants displays differences between these two languages. In Romanian /s/ is pronounced as a dental sibilant, more anterior [...]