[ʈʂ]→[dʒ]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 3/5
Voiceless retroflex affricate to Voiced postalveolar affricate
The shift from the voiceless retroflex affricate /ʈʂ/ to the voiced postalveolar affricate /dʒ/ is a documented phonetic transformation, primarily observed as a lenition process involving both voicing and a slight fronting of the place of articulation.
Phonetic Effects
Voicing, De-retroflexion
Language Examples
ʈʂ→dʒ— In Taiwanese Mandarin, the voiceless retroflex affricate /ʈʂ/ (represented by 'zh-' in Pinyin) can be realized as a voiced postalveolar affricate /dʒ/.
Related Transformations
More Lenition Shifts
Sources & References
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