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[l]→[oi]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 2/5

Germanic L-vocalization Diphthongization Historical Phonology Dialectal Variation

Alveolar lateral approximant to Diphthong oi

L-vocalization is a common phonetic process where the alveolar lateral approximant /l/, particularly its velarized allophone [ɫ], loses its consonantal articulation and becomes a vowel or a semivowel. In certain dialects of English, this vocalization can lead to the formation of the diphthong /ɔɪ/.

Phonetic Effects

Lenition, Vocalization, Diphthongization

Language Examples

Lancashire English Germanic

hole→[hɔɪ]— The word 'hole' pronounced with the diphthong [ɔɪ] as 'hoil'.

coal→[kɔɪ]— The word 'coal' pronounced with the diphthong [ɔɪ] as 'coil'.

Related Transformations

Reverse

More Germanic Shifts

[a] → [ã] — Assimilatory Nasalization [a] → [∅] — Elision [a] → [ʔ] — Glottalization [a] → [ə] — Vowel Reduction [æ] → [ɛ] — Vowel Raising

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