e/Th-fronting

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has glosseng: Th-fronting refers to the pronunciation of the English "th" as "f" or "v". When th-fronting is applied, becomes (for example, three is pronounced as free) and becomes (for example, with is pronounced as wiv). Th-fronting occurs (historically independently) in Cockney, Newfoundland English, African American Vernacular English, Liberian English, Estuary English, as well as in many foreign accents (though the details differ among those accents).
lexicalizationeng: Th fronting
lexicalizationeng: th-fronting
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