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Iotation Glide Formation Germanic

Near-open front unrounded vowel to Voiced palatal approximant

Low-front vowel iotation occurs when [æ] loses its syllabic status and becomes a front glide [j], often in contexts where it precedes another vowel.

Phonetic Effects

Iotation, Glide Formation

Language Examples

Connected speech Germanic

[æ] in rapid speech→[j]— Reduction of [æ] to a glide in fast connected speech.

Related Transformations

More Germanic Shifts

[a] → [ã] — Assimilatory Nasalization [a] → [∅] — Elision [a] → [ʔ] — Glottalization [a] → [ə] — Vowel Reduction [æ] → [ɛ] — Vowel Raising

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