Back to Matrix [ou] → [ʌ] Edit this Data

[ʌ]→[ou]Certainty: 2/5Commonality: 1/5

Open-mid back unrounded vowel to Diphthong ou

The diphthongization of [ʌ] to [oʊ] (or [ou]) involves the addition of a rounded back off-glide. This transformation represents a vowel-to-diphthong pathway, though documented instances of [ʌ] specifically becoming [oʊ] are limited in linguistic literature.

Phonetic Effects

Diphthongization

Language Examples

English (theoretical) Germanic

[ʌ]→[oʊ]— Theoretical example of vowel diphthongization with rounding and backing; not well-documented as a historical sound change.

Related Transformations

Reverse

More Germanic Shifts

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

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