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African American Vernacular English (AAVE)

8 documented transformations found for this language.

Epenthesis
[n] → [t]
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Fortition
[r_flap] → [d]
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Vocalization
[r] → [caret]
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Hardening
[s] → [d]
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Labialization
[th_vced] → [v]
→
Debuccalization
[th_vless] → [glottal_stop]
→
Fronting
[th_vless] → [v]
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Stopping
[v] → [d]
→