Table 7. Substitution patterns for the English majors

Fricative (intelligibility) Substituted sounds
f (94.7%)
v (70.7%) w (28.1%)
θ (51.1%) f (5.6%), s (23%), z (7.4%), ð (14.2%)
ð (48.6%) v (6.1%), θ (20%), z (22.7%)
s (90.6%) θ (7.1%)
z (82.2%) ð (13.2%)
ʃ (95.2%)
ʒ (41.1%) ʤ (15.6%), ʐ (34%)
Note: Substitution percentage lower than 5% is not considered for clarity.