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voiceless

labiodental

palatalized

fricative

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IPA []
AS [f′]

positional variant (does not occur in isolation)
Based on Maciołek & Tambor (2012)
Voiceless: the vocal folds are separated, not vibrating, the air flows freely between them.
Labiodental: the lower lip gets closer to the upper teeth.
Palatalized: the middle of the tongue gets closer to the hard palate as a secondary articulation.
Fricative: there is a narrow passage between the articulators, the air from the lungs hits the edge of the passage and creates noise.

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film

EN   movie
IPA [fʲilm]
AS  [f′ilm]
Sound  Sound  Sound 

dowcip

EN   joke [N Nom Sg]
IPA [dɔfʲt͡ɕip]
AS  [dof′ćip]