[dʲ]→[ʈʂ]Certainty: 3/5Commonality: 2/5
Palatalized voiced alveolar plosive to Voiceless retroflex affricate
The palatalized voiced alveolar plosive [dʲ] can undergo a complex phonetic transformation to become the voiceless retroflex affricate [ʈʂ]. This shift involves several significant changes: the sound loses its voicing (devoicing), transforms from a simple stop into an affricate (a stop followed by a fricative release), and its place of articulation moves from the alveolar ridge to a retroflex position, where the tongue tip curls backward. The initial palatalization is also lost in favor of retroflexion.
Phonetic Effects
Devoicing, Affrication, Retroflexion, Loss of Palatalization
Language Examples
Middle Chinese 知組 (zhi group) dʲ→Standard Mandarin 'zh' ʈʂ— This represents a historical sound change where a palatalized alveolar stop evolved into a voiceless retroflex affricate.
Related Transformations
More Palatalization Shifts
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