[dʲ]→[tʲ]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 4/5
Palatalized voiced alveolar plosive to Palatalized voiceless alveolar plosive
The phonetic transformation from a palatalized voiced alveolar plosive (dʲ) to a palatalized voiceless alveolar plosive (tʲ) is a regular historical sound change, primarily occurring through the process of devoicing. This shift is particularly common in languages that exhibit final devoicing of obstruents, where the palatalized articulation of the consonant is maintained.
Phonetic Effects
Devoicing, Fortition, Palatalization
Language Examples
[dʲ]→[tʲ]— In Polish, voiced obstruents, including palatalized ones, undergo devoicing in word-final positions.
[dʲ]→[tʲ]— Russian exhibits terminal devoicing, where palatalized voiced stops like /dʲ/ are pronounced as their voiceless counterparts /tʲ/ at the end of words.
Related Transformations
More Slavic Shifts
Sources & References
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