SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES OF RETROFLEX (CEREBRAL) SOUNDS IN PASHTO AND HINDI LANGUAGES

Abstract

Studying the phonetics of every language in the world is one of the important goals and responsibilities of language learners today. One of the distinctive features of the phonetics section is the deep study of retroflex (cerebral) sounds, which is one of the important reasons for students learning Pashto and Hindi. This article examines the similarities and differences of retroflex (cerebral) sounds in Pashto and Hindi languages. The main goal of the article was to analyze the noticeable and significant similarities and differences in the pronunciation of cerebral sounds in both languages.

Keywords

retroflex sounds, cerebral sounds, voiced retroflex sounds, voiceless retroflex sounds, trilled sounds, loanwords from foreign languages.