[tʃ]→[e]Certainty: 3/5Commonality: 2/5
Voiceless postalveolar affricate to Close-mid front unrounded vowel
Vocalization of [tʃ] can also result in the mid-front vowel [e], particularly when the shift occurs in a linguistic system where [i] and [e] alternate in unstressed environments.
Phonetic Effects
Vocalization, Lowering
Language Examples
-lich [tʃ]→-lech / -le— The OE palatal suffix -līc (with [tʃ]) weakened in Kentish ME; the affricate element vocalized/reduced, contributing to modern -ly.
Related Transformations
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