[tɕ]→[k]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 1/5
Voiceless alveolo-palatal affricate to Voiceless velar plosive
This phonetic shift, known as depalatalization, involves the backing of an alveolo-palatal affricate to a velar plosive, often accompanied by de-affrication. It represents a reversal of the more common palatalization process where velar consonants move forward to become palatal or alveolo-palatal.
Phonetic Effects
Depalatalization, Backing, De-affrication
Language Examples
給 [tɕi]→給 [kei]— The morpheme 'give' in the Beijing dialect underwent a depalatalization from an alveolo-palatal affricate [tɕ] to a velar plosive [k]. This shift started in the early 19th century and was established by the mid-19th century.
Related Transformations
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