[d]→[h]Certainty: 3/5Commonality: 1/5
Voiced alveolar plosive to Voiceless glottal fricative
The shift from [d] to [h] is a rare form of debuccalization where the voiced dental stop weakens into a breathy glottal fricative. This is occasionally observed in specific British dialects as an extreme form of spirantization.
Phonetic Effects
Language Examples
dad [d]→[dah]— In relaxed speech, word-final stops can lenite into breathy fricatives.
Related Transformations
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