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Slovak linguists do not usually use IPA for phonetic transcription of their own language or others, but have their own system based on the Slovak alphabet. Many English language textbooks make use of this alternative transcription system. In the following table, pronunciation of each grapheme is given in this system as well as in the IPA.
In IPA transcriptions of Slovak, [tʂ, dʐ, ʂ, ʐ] are often written with tʃ, dʒ, ʃ, ʒ , i.e. as if they were palato-alveolar. The palato-alveolar [tʃ, dʒ, ʃ, ʒ] exist in Slovak, but only as allophones of /tʂ, dʐ, ʂ, ʐ/, which are normally retroflex, as in Polish. The following digraphs are not considered to be a part of the Slovak ...
This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Slovak on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Slovak in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.
Slovak is closely related to Czech, to the point of very high mutual intelligibility, [18] as well as Polish. [19] Like other Slavic languages, Slovak is a fusional language with a complex system of morphology and relatively flexible word order. Its vocabulary has been extensively influenced by Latin [20] and German, [21] as well as other ...
The voiced palatal nasal is a type of consonant used in some spoken languages.The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ɲ , [1] a lowercase letter n with a leftward-pointing tail protruding from the bottom of the left stem of the letter.
The voiced velar plosive or stop is a type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages.. Some languages have the voiced pre-velar plosive, [1] which is articulated slightly more front compared with the place of articulation of the prototypical velar plosive, though not as front as the prototypical palatal plosive.
The voiced alveolar trill is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages.The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents dental, alveolar, and postalveolar trills is r , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is r.
Phonotactics (from Ancient Greek phōnḗ 'voice, sound' and taktikós 'having to do with arranging') [1] is a branch of phonology that deals with restrictions in a language on the permissible combinations of phonemes.