[dʑ]→[ɟ]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 4/5
Voiced alveolo-palatal affricate to Voiced palatal plosive
Deaffrication is a common phonetic process where an affricate loses its fricative component, resulting in a plosive. This specific shift involves the voiced alveolo-palatal affricate [d͡ʒ] transforming into a voiced palatal plosive [ɟ]. This phenomenon is observed in certain varieties of Spanish, particularly in contexts of language contact.
Phonetic Effects
Deaffrication, Loss of Frication, Simplification of Articulation From Affricate to Plosive
Language Examples
[d͡ʒ]→[ɟ]— Deaffrication of the alveolo-palatal affricate, often a realization of <y> and <ll>, to a palatal plosive. This is part of a broader deaffrication chain [d͡ʒ] > [ɟʝ] > [ɟ] > [ʝ].
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