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Retroflexion of [t] and [d]  
  
398   11:45 صباحاً   date: 2024-06-11
Author : Ahmar Mahboob and Nadra Huma Ahmar
Book or Source : A Handbook Of Varieties Of English Phonology
Page and Part : 1011-59


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Retroflexion of [t] and [d]

PakE uses retroflex stops. The alveolar stops of other English dialects are realized as  and . This use of retroflex stops instead of RP alveolar stops is listed as an example of ‘series substitution’ by Kachru (1992: 62) and is a feature of South Asian English. Examples of use of retroflex stops  and  in PakE are:  ‘strut’ and  ‘dress’.