The Use Of The Raph Sound In Chicano English

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Chicano English is char ac terized b y a unique mer ging of the ch sound with the sh sound and vic e v ersa, /sh/ with /ch/. /X/ in the Náhua tl language is a sh dig raph sound in English, henc e the mer ging of the ch/sh dig raph sound in Chicano English (
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