[ẽ]→[ie]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 3/5
Nasalized close-mid front unrounded vowel to Diphthong ie
The transformation of a nasalized close-mid front unrounded vowel (/ɛ̃/) to an oral diphthong (/ie/) is a documented phonetic shift that involves both denasalization and diphthongization. This process often includes a raising of the vowel's articulation as it transitions into the diphthong.
Phonetic Effects
Denasalization, Diphthongization, Vowel Raising, Fronting
Language Examples
Nasalized vowel (e.g., /ẽ/)→Denasalized diphthong (e.g., /iei/)— This example describes a shift to /iei/, which does not directly match the target diphthong /ie/ for this transformation. While nasalization and diphthongization are documented in Northern Italian dialects, a direct shift from /ẽ/ to /ie/ is not explicitly attested in the provided search results.
Common Slavic *ę (a front nasal vowel)→Oral diphthong with high front onset (e.g., /ie/)— The Common Slavic front nasal vowel *ę (often reconstructed as /ɛ̃/ or similar) developed in some Slovene dialects with outcomes that included diphthongization and denasalization, with reflexes sometimes reaching [i]. This indicates a historical pathway for a front nasal vowel to become an oral diphthong with a high front starting point.
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