[dz]→[t]Certainty: 1/5Commonality: 1/5
Voiced alveolar affricate to Voiceless alveolar plosive
The shift from the voiced alveolar affricate [dz] to the voiceless alveolar plosive [t] represents a phonetic transformation involving both the loss of voicing and the simplification of the affricate articulation to a simple stop. While not a broadly recognized major sound law in historical linguistics, this type of change demonstrates how complex sounds can simplify over time.
Phonetic Effects
Devoicing, Deaffrication
Language Examples
[dz]→[t]— This change has been observed in the context of code-mixing, where the sound [θ/dz] changes to [t].
Related Transformations
More Devoicing Shifts
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