[ɛ]→[o]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 3/5
Algic Malayo-Polynesian Vowel Shift Assimilation Rounding Backing Raising Conditioned Change Dialectal Variation
Open-mid front unrounded vowel to Close-mid back rounded vowel
The phonetic transformation from the open-mid front unrounded vowel /ɛ/ to the close-mid back rounded vowel /o/ involves a complex series of articulatory adjustments. This shift typically includes a raising of the tongue body, a backing from a front to a back position, and the addition of lip rounding. Such a transformation can manifest as a regular historical sound change, often conditioned by surrounding phonological environments, or as a consistent feature distinguishing dialects of a single language.
Phonetic Effects
Raising, Backing, Rounding, Sometimes Conditioned By Assimilation
Language Examples
*/ɛ/→/o/— Occurred before a syllable containing */o(ː)/, demonstrating assimilation of rounding and backness.
[ɛ]→[o]— Observed as a dialectal variation between the Toya dialect and the Northern Aikmel dialect. Specific word examples were not provided in the source.
Related Transformations
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Sources & References
- Berman, H. (2006). Studies in Blackfoot Prehistory. International Journal of American Linguistics, 72(2), 264–284.
- Irfana, M., & Himawana, Y. H. (2018). Sasaknese Language of Toya Dialect and Sasaknese Language of Northern Aikmal Dialect. HICE 2018 Their Stories Our Stories and My Story A Portfolio for Teaching Reading and Writing of Personal Narrative.
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