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Palatalization Affrication Devoicing Lenition Slavic Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian

Palatalized voiced velar plosive to Voiceless alveolo-palatal affricate

The transformation from a palatalized voiced velar plosive /ɡʲ/ to a voiceless alveolo-palatal affricate /tɕ/ is a well-attested historical sound change. This shift typically involves the fronting and affrication of the velar stop due to palatalizing environments, followed by devoicing. This sequence of changes is phonetically natural, as palatalization often leads to affrication, and voiced stops are prone to devoicing in various contexts.

Phonetic Effects

Palatalization, Fronting, Affrication, Devoicing

Language Examples

Kiput Malayo-Polynesian

ɟ͡ʝ→c͡ç— In Kiput, the Pre-Kiput voiced palatal affricate /ɟ͡ʝ/ devoiced to a voiceless palatal affricate /c͡ç/ (phonetically similar to /tɕ/) in intervocalic position. This demonstrates the devoicing component of the shift, which can follow the palatalization and affrication of a velar stop.

Proto-Slavic Slavic

g→dʑ— In the Second Palatalization, Proto-Slavic *g (a voiced velar stop), when followed by new front vowels, underwent palatalization and affrication, resulting in *dź (a voiced alveolo-palatal affricate, /dʑ/). Subsequent devoicing of /dʑ/ would lead to /tɕ/.

Related Transformations

Reverse Devoicing

More Lenition Shifts

[a] → [∅] — Elision [a] → [ə] — Vowel Reduction [b] → [bʲ] — Palatalization [b] → [p] — Voice Loss [b] → [v] — Spirantization

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