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Dutch phonology is similar to that of other West Germanic languages, especially Afrikaans and West Frisian.

Standard Dutch has two main de facto pronunciation standards: Northern and Belgian. Northern Standard Dutch is the most prestigious accent in the Netherlands. It is associated with high status, education and wealth. Although its speakers seem to be concentrated mainly in the densely-populated Randstad area in the provinces of North Holland, South Holland and Utrecht, it is often impossible to tell where in the country its speakers were born or raised and so it cannot be considered a regional dialect in the Netherlands. Belgian Standard Dutch is used by the vast majority of Flemish journalists and it is sometimes called VRT-Nederlands ("VRT Dutch"; formerly BRT-Nederlands "BRT Dutch"), after VRT, the national public broadcaster for the Flemish Region.Шаблон:Sfnp[1]

Consonants

The following table shows the consonant phonemes of Dutch:

Labial Alveolar (Alveolo-)
palatal
Dorsal Glottal
Plosive Шаблон:Small Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link (Шаблон:IPA link) Шаблон:IPA link
Шаблон:Small Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link (Шаблон:IPA link) (Шаблон:IPA link)
Fricative Шаблон:Small Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link (Шаблон:IPA link) Шаблон:IPA link
Шаблон:Small Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link (Шаблон:IPA link) Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link
Nasal Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link (Шаблон:IPA link) Шаблон:IPA link
Approximant Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link
Rhotic Шаблон:IPA link

Obstruents

Шаблон:More citations needed section

Sonorants

In many areas the final 'n' of the ending -en (originally Шаблон:IPA, with a variety of meanings) is pronounced only when a word is being individually stressed; this makes -en words homophonous with otherwise identical forms ending in -e alone. The -n is dropped both word-finally and, in compound words, word-internally. This pronunciation can be morphologically sensitive and serve to distinguish words since the -n is dropped only when it is part of the distinct ending -en and not when the word consists of an indivisible stem that happens to end in -en. Thus, the teken of ik teken ('I draw') always retains its -n because it is part of an indivisible stem whereas in teken ('ticks') it is dropped because it is part of a plural ending. Such pairs (teken = 'draw'; teken = 'ticks') are therefore not homophones in dialects that drop -n, despite being written identically.

Final -n is retained in the North East (Low Saxon) and the South West (East and West Flemish), where it is the schwa that disappears instead. This creates a syllabic Шаблон:IPA or (after velars) syllabic Шаблон:IPA sounds: laten Шаблон:IPA; maken Шаблон:IPA. Some Low Saxon dialects that have uvular pronunciations of Шаблон:IPA and Шаблон:IPA (or one of them) also have a syllabic uvular nasal, like in lagen and/or lachen Шаблон:IPA

Final devoicing and assimilation

Dutch devoices all obstruents at the ends of words, which is partly reflected in the spelling. The voiced "z" in plural Шаблон:Lang Шаблон:IPA becomes Шаблон:Lang Шаблон:IPA ('house') in singular. Also, Шаблон:Lang Шаблон:IPA becomes Шаблон:Lang Шаблон:IPA ('dove'). The other cases are always written with the voiced consonant, but a devoiced one is actually pronounced: the "d" in plural Шаблон:Lang Шаблон:IPA is retained in singular spelling Шаблон:Lang ('beard'), but the pronunciation of the latter is Шаблон:IPA, and plural Шаблон:Lang Шаблон:IPA has singular Шаблон:Lang ('rib'), pronounced Шаблон:IPA. Шаблон:Listen Шаблон:Listen

Because of assimilation, the initial Шаблон:IPA of the next word is often also devoiced: het vee ('the cattle') is Шаблон:IPA. The opposite may be true for other consonants: ik ben ('I am') Шаблон:IPA.Шаблон:Sfnp

Example words for consonants

Consonants with example words
Phoneme Phonetic IPA Orthography English translation
Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Audio-IPA pen 'pen'
Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Audio-IPA biet 'beetroot'
Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Audio-IPA tak 'branch'
Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Audio-IPA dak 'roof'
Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Audio-IPA gaatjes, tjilpen 'little holes', 'to chirp'
Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Audio-IPA djembé 'djembe'
Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Audio-IPA kat 'cat'
Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Audio-IPA goal 'goal'
Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Audio-IPA fiets 'bicycle'
Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Audio-IPA vijf 'five'
Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Audio-IPA sok 'sock'
Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Audio-IPA zeep 'soap'
Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Audio-IPA sjamaan 'shaman'
Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Audio-IPA jury 'jury'
Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Audio-IPA
Шаблон:Audio-IPA
acht (north)
acht (south)
'eight'
Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Audio-IPA
Шаблон:Audio-IPA
Шаблон:Audio-IPA
's-Hertogenbosch
geeuw (north)
geeuw (Belgium)
''s-Hertogenbosch'
'yawn'
Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Audio-IPA hoed 'hat'
Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Audio-IPA mens 'human'
Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Audio-IPA nek 'neck'
Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Audio-IPA eng 'scary'
Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Audio-IPA
Шаблон:Audio-IPA
land
goal
'land'
'goal'
Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Audio-IPA
Шаблон:Audio-IPA
Шаблон:Audio-IPA
Шаблон:Audio-IPA
Шаблон:Audio-IPA
rat
rad
Peru
Nederlanders (north)
Geert Bourgeois (Belgium)
'rat'
'wheel'
'Peru'
'Dutchmen'
'Geert Bourgeois'
Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Audio-IPA
Шаблон:Audio-IPA
Шаблон:Audio-IPA
wang (north)
wang (Belgium)
bewering (Belgium)
'cheek'
'cheek'
'assertion'
Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Audio-IPA jas 'coat'

Vowels

Dutch has an extensive vowel inventory consisting of thirteen plain vowels and at least three diphthongs. Vowels can be grouped as front unrounded, front rounded, central and back. They are also traditionally distinguished by length or tenseness. The vowels Шаблон:IPA are included in one of the diphthong charts further below because Northern Standard Dutch realizes them as diphthongs, but they behave phonologically like the other long monophthongs.

Monophthongs

NativeШаблон:SfnpШаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp
  Front Central Back
Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small
Close Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link
Mid Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link
Open Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link
Non-nativeШаблон:SfnpШаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp
Front Back
Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small
Close Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link
Mid Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link (Шаблон:IPA link) (Шаблон:IPA link) Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link
Open Шаблон:IPA link
Файл:Dutch monophthongs chart.svg
Monophthongs of Northern Standard Dutch, from Шаблон:Harvcoltxt
Файл:Belgian Dutch monophthongs chart.svg
Monophthongs of Belgian Standard Dutch, from Шаблон:Harvcoltxt. The schwa Шаблон:IPA is not shown.
Файл:Dutch allophones of unrounded monophthongs.svg
Dutch allophones of unrounded monophthongs, from Шаблон:Harvcoltxt. Black vowels occur before Шаблон:IPA in Northern Standard Dutch and Randstad Dutch, and the red vowel occurs before the dark Шаблон:IPA.Шаблон:Sfnp
Файл:Dutch allophones of rounded monophthongs.svg
Dutch allophones of rounded monophthongs, from Шаблон:Harvcoltxt. Black vowels occur before Шаблон:IPA in Northern Standard Dutch and Randstad Dutch, and the blue vowel occurs before Шаблон:IPA.Шаблон:Sfnp

The following sections describe the phonetic quality of Dutch monophthongs in detail.

Close vowels

Word-final Шаблон:IPA are raised and end in a voiceless vowel: Шаблон:IPA. The voiceless vowel in the first sequence may sound almost like a palatal fricative Шаблон:IPAblink.Шаблон:Sfnp

Шаблон:IPA are frequently longer in Belgian Standard Dutch and most Belgian accents than in Northern Standard Dutch in which the length of these vowels is identical to that of lax vowels.Шаблон:Sfnp

Regardless of the exact accent, Шаблон:IPA are mandatorily lengthened to Шаблон:IPA before Шаблон:IPA in the same word.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp In Northern Standard Dutch and in Randstad, these are laxed to Шаблон:IPA and often have a schwa-like off-glide (Шаблон:IPA). This means that before Шаблон:IPA, Шаблон:IPA are less strongly differentiated from Шаблон:IPA in Northern Standard Dutch and Randstad than is usually the case in other regional varieties of Standard Dutch and in Belgian Standard Dutch.Шаблон:Sfnp There is one exception to the lengthening rule: when Шаблон:IPA is followed by a consonant different than Шаблон:IPA and Шаблон:IPA, Шаблон:IPA remain short. Examples of that are words such as wierp Шаблон:IPA, Duisburg Шаблон:IPA (alternatively: Шаблон:IPA, with a lax vowel) and stierf Шаблон:IPA. The rule is also suppressed syllable-finally in certain compounds; compare roux-room Шаблон:IPA with roerroom Шаблон:IPA and Ruhr-Ohm Шаблон:IPA.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp

Mid vowels

Шаблон:IPA are typically somewhat lengthened and centralized before Шаблон:IPA in Northern Standard Dutch and Randstad, usually with a slight schwa-like offglide: Шаблон:IPA. In addition, Шаблон:IPA in this position is somewhat less rounded (Шаблон:IPA) than the main allophone of Шаблон:IPA.Шаблон:Sfnp

The free vowels Шаблон:IPA are realized as monophthongs Шаблон:IPA in Belgian Standard Dutch (Jo Verhoeven describes the Belgian Standard Dutch realization of Шаблон:IPA as mid-central Шаблон:IPAblink) and in many regional accents. In Northern Standard Dutch, narrow closing diphthongs Шаблон:IPA are used. The starting point of Шаблон:IPA is centralized back (Шаблон:IPAblink), and the starting point of Шаблон:IPA has been described as front Шаблон:IPAblink by Collins and Mees and as centralized front Шаблон:IPAblink by Gussenhoven. The monophthongal counterparts of Шаблон:IPA are peripheral; the former is almost as front as cardinal Шаблон:IPAblink, whereas the latter is almost as back as cardinal Шаблон:IPAblink.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp Many speakers of Randstad Dutch as well as younger speakers of Northern Standard Dutch realize Шаблон:IPA as rather wide diphthongs of the Шаблон:IPA type, which may be mistaken for the phonemic diphthongs Шаблон:IPA by speakers of other accents.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp The use of Шаблон:IPA for Шаблон:IPA goes hand in hand with the lowering the first elements of Шаблон:IPA to Шаблон:IPA, a phenomenon termed Polder Dutch. Therefore, the phonemic contrast between Шаблон:IPA and Шаблон:IPA is still strongly maintained, but its phonetic realization is very different from what one can typically hear in traditional Northern Standard Dutch.Шаблон:Sfnp In Rotterdam and The Hague, the starting point of Шаблон:IPA can be fronted to Шаблон:IPAblink instead of being lowered to Шаблон:IPAblink.Шаблон:Sfnp

In Northern Standard Dutch and in Randstad, Шаблон:IPA lose their closing glides and are raised and slightly centralized to Шаблон:IPA (often with a schwa-like off-glide Шаблон:IPA) before Шаблон:IPA in the same word. The first two allophones strongly resemble the lax monophthongs Шаблон:IPA. Dutch children frequently misspell the word weer ('again') as wir. These sounds may also occur in regional varieties of Standard Dutch and in Belgian Standard Dutch, but they are more typically the same as the main allophones of Шаблон:IPA (that is, Шаблон:IPA). An exception to the centralizing rule are syllable-final Шаблон:IPA in compounds such as zeereis Шаблон:Audio-IPA ('sea voyage'), milieuramp Шаблон:Audio-IPA ('environmental disaster') and bureauredactrice Шаблон:IPA ('desk editor (f.)').Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp

In Northern Standard Dutch, Шаблон:IPA are mid-centralized before the pharyngealized allophone of Шаблон:IPA.Шаблон:Sfnp

Several non-standard dialects have retained the distinction between the so-called "sharp-long" and "soft-long" e and o, a distinction that dates back to early Middle Dutch. The sharp-long varieties originate from the Old Dutch long ē and ō (Proto-Germanic ai and au), while the soft-long varieties arose from short i/e and u/o that were lengthened in open syllables in early Middle Dutch. The distinction is not considered to be a part of Standard Dutch and is not recognized in educational materials, but it is still present in many local varieties, such as Antwerpian, Limburgish, West Flemish and Zeelandic. In these varieties, the sharp-long vowels are often opening diphthongs such as Шаблон:IPA, while the soft-long vowels are either plain monophthongs Шаблон:IPA or slightly closing Шаблон:IPA.

Open vowels

In Northern Standard Dutch and some other accents, Шаблон:IPA are realized so that the former is a back vowel Шаблон:IPAblink, whereas the latter is central Шаблон:IPAblink or front Шаблон:IPAblink. In Belgian Standard Dutch Шаблон:IPA is also central or front, but Шаблон:IPA may be central Шаблон:IPAblink instead of back Шаблон:IPAblink, so it may have the same backness as Шаблон:IPA.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp

Other accents may have different realizations:

Before Шаблон:IPA, Шаблон:IPA is typically a slight centering diphthong with a centralized first element (Шаблон:IPA) in Northern Standard Dutch and in Randstad.Шаблон:Sfnp

Diphthongs

Файл:Dutch diphthong chart.svg
Diphthongs of Northern Standard Dutch, from Шаблон:Harvcoltxt
Файл:Belgian Dutch diphthongs chart.svg
Diphthongs of Belgian Standard Dutch, from Шаблон:Harvcoltxt
Файл:Dutch tense backing diphthongs on a vowel chart.svg
Dutch tense backing diphthongs, from Шаблон:Harvcoltxt
Файл:Dutch tense fronting diphthongs on a vowel chart.svg
Dutch tense fronting diphthongs, from Шаблон:Harvcoltxt

Dutch also has several diphthongs, but only three of them are unquestionably phonemic. All three of them end in a non-syllabic close vowel Шаблон:IPA (henceforth written Шаблон:IPA for simplicity), but they may begin with a variety of other vowels.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp

  Front Back
Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small
Close Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link
Mid Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link
Open Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:IPA link

While Шаблон:IPA occur only in Northern Standard Dutch and regional Netherlands Standard Dutch, all varieties of Standard Dutch have phonetic diphthongs Шаблон:IPA. Phonemically, they are considered to be sequences of Шаблон:IPA by Geert Booij and as monosyllabic sequences Шаблон:IPA by Beverley Collins and Inger Mees (they do not comment on Шаблон:IPA and Шаблон:IPA).Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp This article adopts the former analysis.

In Northern Standard Dutch, the second elements of Шаблон:IPA can be labiodental Шаблон:IPA. This is especially common in intervocalic positions.Шаблон:Sfnp

In Northern Standard Dutch and regional Netherlands Standard Dutch, the close-mid elements of Шаблон:IPA may be subject to the same kind of diphthongization as Шаблон:IPA, so they may be actually triphthongs with two closing elements Шаблон:IPA (Шаблон:IPA can instead be Шаблон:IPA, a closing diphthong followed by Шаблон:IPA). In Rotterdam, Шаблон:IPA can be phonetically Шаблон:IPA, with a central starting point.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp

Шаблон:IPA is realized with more prominence on the first element according to Booij and with equal prominence on both elements according to Collins and Mees. Other diphthongs have more prominence on the first element.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp

The endpoints of these diphthongs tend to be slightly more central (Шаблон:IPA) than cardinal Шаблон:IPA. They tend to be higher than the endpoints of the phonemic diphthongs Шаблон:IPA.Шаблон:Sfnp

Example words for vowels and diphthongs

Vowels with example words
Phoneme Phonetic IPA Orthography English translation
Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:Audio-IPA kip 'chicken'
Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:Audio-IPA
Шаблон:Audio-IPA
biet
vier
'beetroot'
'four'
Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:Audio-IPA analyse 'analysis'
Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:Audio-IPA hut 'cabin'
Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:Audio-IPA
Шаблон:Audio-IPA
fuut
duur
'grebe'
'expensive'
Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:Audio-IPA centrifuge 'centrifuge'
Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:Audio-IPA
Шаблон:Audio-IPA
hoed
invoering
'hat'
'introduction'
Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:Audio-IPA cruise 'cruise'
Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:Audio-IPA bed 'bed'
Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:Audio-IPA blèr 'yell'
Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:Audio-IPA
Шаблон:Audio-IPA
Шаблон:Audio-IPA
Шаблон:Audio-IPA
beet (north)
beet (Belgium)
leerstelling (north)
leerstelling (Belgium)
'bit'(past form of to bite)

'dogma'
Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:Audio-IPA de 'the'
Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:Audio-IPA oeuvre 'oeuvre'
Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:Audio-IPA
Шаблон:Audio-IPA
Шаблон:Audio-IPA
Шаблон:Audio-IPA
neus (north)
neus (Belgium)
scheur (north)
scheur (Belgium)
'nose'

'crack'
Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:Audio-IPA bot 'bone'
Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:Audio-IPA roze 'pink'
Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:Audio-IPA
Шаблон:Audio-IPA
Шаблон:Audio-IPA
Шаблон:Audio-IPA
boot (north)
boot (Belgium)
Noordzee (north)
Noordzee (Belgium)
'boat'

'North Sea'
Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:Audio-IPA bad 'bath'
Шаблон:IPA link Шаблон:Audio-IPA zaad 'seed'
Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Audio-IPA
Шаблон:Audio-IPA
Argentijn (north)
Argentijn (Belgium)
'Argentine'
Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Audio-IPA
Шаблон:Audio-IPA
uit
ui
'out'
'onion'
Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Audio-IPA
Шаблон:Audio-IPA
fout (north)
fout (Belgium)
'mistake'
Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Audio-IPA ai 'ouch'
Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Audio-IPA hoi 'hi'
Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Audio-IPA nieuw 'new'
Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Audio-IPA duw 'push'
Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Audio-IPA groei 'growth'
Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Audio-IPA leeuw 'lion'
Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Audio-IPA mooi 'nice'
Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Audio-IPA haai 'shark'

Stress

Шаблон:More citations needed section Most native Germanic words (the bulk of the core vocabulary) are stressed on the root syllable, which is usually the first syllable of the word. Germanic words may also be stressed on the second or later syllable if certain unstressed prefixes are added (particularly in verbs). Non-root stress is common in loanwords, which are generally borrowed with the stress placement unchanged. Secondary stress may also be present in polysyllabic words. Certain prefixes and suffixes will receive secondary stress: Шаблон:IPA, Шаблон:IPA. The stressed syllable of a word receives secondary stress within a compound word: Шаблон:IPA, Шаблон:IPA.

The vast majority of compound nouns are stressed on the first element: Шаблон:Lang Шаблон:IPA, Шаблон:Lang Шаблон:IPA.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Fix The word Шаблон:Lang generally takes secondary stress in compounds: Шаблон:Lang Шаблон:IPA, Шаблон:Lang Шаблон:IPA. Some compounds formed from two words are stressed on the second element: Шаблон:Lang Шаблон:IPA, Шаблон:Lang Шаблон:IPA. In some cases the secondary stress in a compound shifts to preserve a trochaic pattern: Шаблон:Lang Шаблон:IPA, but Шаблон:Lang Шаблон:IPA. Compounds formed from two compound words tend to follow the same rules. But in compounds formed of more than two words the stress is irregular.

Шаблон:Listen While stress is phonemic, minimal pairs are rare,Шаблон:Sfnp and marking the stress in written Dutch is always optional, but it is sometimes recommended to distinguish homographs that differ only in stress. It is common practice to distinguish een (indefinite article) from één (the cardinal number one),[16] but the distinction is not so much about stress as it is about the pronunciation of the vowel (Шаблон:IPA versus Шаблон:IPA), and while the former is always unstressed, the latter may or may not be stressed. Stress also distinguishes some verbs, as stress placement on prefixes also carries a grammatical distinction, such as in vóórkomen ('to occur') and voorkómen ('to prevent'). In vóórkomen and other verbs with a stressed prefix, the prefix is separable and separates as kom voor in the first-person singular present, with the past participle vóórgekomen. On the other hand, verbs with an unstressed prefix are not separable: voorkómen becomes voorkóm in the first-person singular present, and voorkómen in the past participle, without the past participle prefix ge-.

Dutch, like other Germanic languages, has a strong stress accent and uses stress timing because of its relatively complex syllable structure. It has a preference for trochaic rhythm, with relatively stronger and weaker stress alternating between syllables in such a way that syllables with stronger stress are produced at a more or less constant pace. Generally, each alternate syllable before and after the primary stress will receive relative stress, as far secondary stress placements allow: Wá.gə.nì.ngən. Relative stress preferably does not fall on Шаблон:IPA so syllables containing Шаблон:IPA may disrupt the trochaic rhythm. To restore the pattern, vowels are often syncopated in speech: kín.də.rən > Шаблон:IPA, há.ri.ngən > Шаблон:IPA, vər.gə.líj.king > Шаблон:IPA. In words for which the secondary stress is imposed lexically onto the syllable immediately following the stressed syllable, a short pause is often inserted after the stressed syllable to maintain the rhythm to ensure that the stressed syllable has more or less equal length to the trochaic unit following it: bóm..mèl.ding, wéér..lò.zə.

Historically, the stress accent has reduced most vowels in unstressed syllables to Шаблон:IPA, as in most other Germanic languages. This process is still somewhat productive, and it is common to reduce vowels to Шаблон:IPA in syllables carrying neither primary nor secondary stress, particularly in syllables that are relatively weakly stressed due to the trochaic rhythm. Weakly stressed long vowels may also be shortened without any significant reduction in vowel quality. For example, politie (phonemically Шаблон:IPA) may be pronounced Шаблон:IPA, Шаблон:IPA or even Шаблон:IPA.

Phonotactics

Шаблон:Listen

The syllable structure of Dutch is (C)(C)(C)V(C)(C)(C)(C). As with English, there exist many words that begin with three consonants, such as straat (street). Words that end in four consonants are mostly superlative adjectives.

Onset

Notes on individual consonants:

A sequence of CCC always begins with Шаблон:IPA. The CC-structure can be realized by almost all stops and non-sibilant, non-glottal fricatives followed by the sonorants Шаблон:IPA or Шаблон:IPA, exceptions are that Шаблон:IPA and Шаблон:IPA are impossible: Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Lang, Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Lang, Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Lang, Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Lang, Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Lang, Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Lang, Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Lang, Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Lang, Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Lang, Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Lang, Шаблон:Lang, Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Lang, Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Lang, Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Lang, Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Lang, Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Lang, Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Lang, Шаблон:IPA Шаблон:Lang. Voiced obstruents cannot appear in other clusters except for Шаблон:IPA. Voiceless obstruents can occur in stop-fricative and fricative-stop clusters. Sequences of a voiceless obstruent or Шаблон:IPA and Шаблон:IPA are also possible, for Шаблон:IPA only Шаблон:IPA occurs:

Nasals rarely begin clusters.

Coda

Historic sound changes

Шаблон:Unreferenced section Dutch (with the exception of the Limburg dialects) did not participate in the second Germanic consonant shift:

Dutch has also preserved the fricative variety of Proto-Germanic Шаблон:IPA as Шаблон:IPA (devoiced to Шаблон:IPA in the north), in contrast with some dialects of German, which generalised the stop Шаблон:IPA, and English, which lost the fricative variety through regular sound changes. Dutch has, however, had a fortition of Шаблон:IPA to Шаблон:IPA like High (and Low) German:

Dutch also underwent a few changes of its own:

Sample

The sample text is a reading of the first sentence of The North Wind and the Sun.

Northern Standard Dutch

The phonetic transcription illustrates a Western Netherlandic, educated, middle-generation speech and a careful colloquial style.Шаблон:Sfnp

Orthographic version

De noordenwind en de zon hadden een discussie over de vraag wie van hun tweeën de sterkste was, toen er juist iemand voorbijkwam die een dikke, warme jas aanhad.Шаблон:Sfnp

Phonemic transcription

Шаблон:IPA

Phonetic transcription

Шаблон:IPA[17]

Belgian Standard Dutch

The phonetic transcription illustrates the speech of a highly educated 45-year-old male who speaks Belgian Dutch with a very slight regional Limburg accent.Шаблон:Sfnp

Orthographic version

De noordenwind en de zon waren ruzie aan het maken over wie het sterkste was toen er een reiziger voorbij kwam met een warme jas aan.Шаблон:Sfnp

Phonemic transcription

Шаблон:IPA

Phonetic transcription

Шаблон:IPAШаблон:Sfnp

See also

References

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Bibliography

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Further reading

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External links

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Шаблон:Language phonologies

  1. Шаблон:Cite web
  2. Шаблон:Harvcoltxt. Authors do not say where exactly it is used.
  3. Шаблон:Harvcoltxt
  4. For example by Шаблон:Harvcoltxt.
  5. For example by Шаблон:Harvcoltxt.
  6. For example by Шаблон:Harvcoltxt and Шаблон:Harvcoltxt.
  7. Sources that use Шаблон:Angbr IPA include Шаблон:Harvcoltxt, Шаблон:Harvcoltxt and Шаблон:Harvcoltxt. The online dictionary woorden.org also uses that symbol. Sources that use Шаблон:Angbr IPA include Шаблон:Harvcoltxt and Шаблон:Harvcoltxt. The traditional transcription of Шаблон:Angbr IPA is also used in certain modern sources, for example by Шаблон:Harvcoltxt.
  8. Described as close-mid Шаблон:IPAblink by Geert Booij and as mid Шаблон:IPAblink by Beverley Collins and Inger Mees.
  9. For example by Шаблон:Harvcoltxt and Шаблон:Harvcoltxt as well as the online dictionary woorden.org.
  10. It is listed by only some sources, namely Шаблон:Harvcoltxt and Шаблон:Harvcoltxt.
  11. Such as Шаблон:Harvcoltxt and Шаблон:Harvcoltxt.
  12. 12,0 12,1 Шаблон:Harvcoltxt, cited in Шаблон:Harvcoltxt.
  13. For example by Шаблон:Harvcoltxt, Шаблон:Harvcoltxt and Шаблон:Harvcoltxt.
  14. For example by Шаблон:Harvcoltxt and Шаблон:Harvcoltxt.
  15. For example by Шаблон:Harvcoltxt.
  16. The current collection at nl.wiktionary
  17. Source: Шаблон:Harvcoltxt. Close-mid vowels are transcribed as diphthongs according to the same page.