Appendix D An alphabet of speech sounds
Rob Pope · 2005
Fricatives (breath is released gradually with audible friction) / f / – fat, physics, effect / θ / – thin, author / s / – sing, person / v / – vat, ever / ð / – the, other / z / – zing, poison / ʃ / – shine, sugar, wish / h / – happy, hinge / / – gin, George / / – measure, erasure / / – chin, watch In addition, / h / is called an aspirate because it’s ‘breathy’ ; / s /, ʃ / and / z / are called sibilants because they ‘hiss’ (as in sessions); and / / and / / are called affricates because they combine fricative and (ex)plosive properties.