Ask-A-Linguist Message Details
| Subject: | Non-native pronunciation of English |
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| Question: |
Many German adults learning English pronounce ''the'' something like ''ze'', whereas many Dutch pronounce it as ''de''. Neither German nor Dutch have a voiced /th/, but both languages have /d/ and /z/. So why does one language tend towards /z/ while the other tends to /d/? |
| From: | Tschonni |
| Date: | 18-Sep-2012 |
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