[j]→[ʑ]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 5/5
Voiced palatal approximant to Voiced alveolo-palatal fricative
The transformation from the voiced palatal approximant /j/ to the voiced alveolo-palatal fricative /ʒ/ is a documented phonetic shift, often characterized by a strengthening or 'fricativization' of the sound. This change involves the articulators moving closer together to create audible friction, converting a glide into a sibilant.
Phonetic Effects
Fortition, Fricativization
Language Examples
[j]→[ʒ]— The phenomenon of 'yeísmo rehilado' in Rioplatense Spanish involves the shift of /j/ to /ʒ/, first documented in Buenos Aires in the 18th century.
Related Transformations
More Romance Shifts
Sources & References
- Pope, M. K. (1952). From Latin to Modern French with Especial Consideration of Anglo-Norman Phonology and Morphology. Manchester University Press.
- Badal, J. (2024). Linguistic Realization of Yeísmo Rehilado in Uruguay. Schwa: Language and Linguistics, 31. Brigham Young University.
- Roth, T. (2014). The Major Dialects of Nyamwezi and Their Relationship to Sukuma: A Time-Based Perspective. Journal of Linguistic Geography, 1(2), 125-140.
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