[j]→[dz]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 3/5
Voiced palatal approximant to Voiced alveolar affricate
The phonetic transformation from the voiced palatal approximant /j/ to the voiced alveolar affricate /dz/ is a process of fortition, specifically affrication. This sound change involves an increase in the degree of stricture, where a glide strengthens into a stop-fricative sequence, often accompanied by a shift in the place of articulation from palatal to alveolar.
Phonetic Effects
Fortition, Affrication, Place Assimilation
Language Examples
*i̯ug-→ζυγόν /dzugón/— The Proto-Indo-European word-initial palatal approximant *i̯- developed into the voiced alveolar affricate /dz/ in many Ancient Greek dialects, represented by the letter ζ (zeta).
Related Transformations
More Affrication Shifts
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