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This map shows the distribution of locations with stopping of [θ] in initial thr-. In Shetland, Orkney, Man and northern England, the stop is dental [t̪]; in East Anglia and Buckinghamshire it is alveolar [t]; and in the southwest, Wales and Wexford it is alveolar [d] or retroflex [ɖ].
dt.
- 2. through
cs. - 4. through; 7. three; 11. through
(c)wl. - 63. throng; 95. throw (v.); 99. thrown (pp.); 205. thread; 284. thresh; 367. threat; 411. three; 634. through
cs. - 4. through; 7. three; 11. through
(c)wl. - 63. throng; 95. throw (v.); 99. thrown (pp.); 205. thread; 284. thresh; 367. threat; 411. three; 634. through
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