[ɡʲ]→[dz]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 5/5
Palatalized voiced velar plosive to Voiced alveolar affricate
The palatalized voiced velar plosive /ɡʲ/, often arising from the palatalization of a plain velar /ɡ/ before front vowels or the palatal approximant /j/, can undergo a series of phonetic changes leading to a voiced alveolar affricate /dz/. This transformation typically involves a combination of fronting, where the articulation moves from the velar to the alveolar region, and affrication, where the plosive release develops into a fricative component.
Phonetic Effects
Fronting, Affrication
Language Examples
ǵ→dz— Palatalized g (ǵ) shifted to z, which was pronounced with or without affrication, including [dz], especially from Latin clusters like -RǴ-, -LǴ-, and -NǴ-.
g'→dz— As a reflex of the second regressive velar palatalization in Common Slavic, where palatalized g' evolved to the affricate dz.
ɡ→d͡z— Velar stop /ɡ/ affricates to [d͡z] in the vicinity of high front vowels, implying an intermediate palatalized stage.
g→dz— The plosive [g] developed into dz after n (i.e., -ng-) and in the geminate -gg-, and initially before front vowels.
Related Transformations
More Romance Shifts
Sources & References
- Malkiel, Y. (1975). Directions for Historical Linguistics: A Symposium.
- Britannica. Slavic languages - Indo-European, Dialects, Grammar.
- Brill Reference Works. Palatalization.
- ResearchGate. Velar palatalization.
- Bremmer Jr., R. H. (2009). An Introduction to Old Frisian. John Benjamins Publishing Company.
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