articulation vs affrication

affrication vs articulation

articulation and affrication both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
articulation	Yes	No	No	No
affrication	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, affrication is a hyponym of articulation; that is, affrication is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than articulation:

articulation: the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech
affrication: the conversion of a simple stop consonant into an affricate

Other hyponyms of articulation include aspiration, epenthesis, nasalisation, nasalization, retroflection, retroflexion, diction, enunciation, syncopation, syncope, sandhi, thickness, trill.

articulation (noun)	affrication (noun)
the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible	the conversion of a simple stop consonant into an affricate
(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech
expressing in coherent verbal form
the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

Difference between articulation and affrication

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