[l]→[ʐ]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 2/5
Alveolar lateral approximant to Voiced retroflex fricative
The shift from the lateral [l] to the voiced retroflex fricative [ʐ] can occur as a fortition or as a hypercorrection in speakers who normally merge these sounds.
Phonetic Effects
Fortition, Shift, Retroflexion
Language Examples
[l]→[ʐ]— Hypercorrection in attempts to correctly place the 'r' sound.
Related Transformations
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