[j]→[dʑ]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 5/5
Voiced palatal approximant to Voiced alveolo-palatal affricate
The voiced palatal approximant /j/ can undergo fortition, a process where its degree of stricture increases, leading to its transformation into a voiced alveolo-palatal affricate /d͡ʑ/. This shift, known as affrication, involves the approximant becoming a stop that releases into a fricative.
Phonetic Effects
Fortition, Affrication, Increase in Stricture
Language Examples
iocus→gioco— Latin initial /j/ (as in 'iocus' /jokus/ 'game') underwent fortition to a voiced alveolo-palatal affricate /d͡ʑ/ (as in Italian 'gioco' /d͡ʑɔko/) during the development of Romance languages.
[j]→[d͡ʑ]— In the Greek dialect of Astypalaia, the palatal approximant /j/ experienced a fortition process, passing through intermediate stages of a palatal fricative /ʝ/ and a palatal stop /ɟ/, ultimately resulting in a voiced alveolo-palatal affricate /d͡ʑ/. This shift is also attested in Late Vulgar Latin.
Related Transformations
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