[ŋ]→[n]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 5/5

Fronting Alveolarization Germanic Sociolinguistics

Velar nasal to Alveolar nasal

The shift from the velar nasal [ŋ] to the alveolar nasal [n], often colloquially called 'G-dropping', is a common sociolinguistic phenomenon in English and other languages. It typically occurs in unstressed syllables where the place of articulation moves forward from the soft palate to the alveolar ridge.

Phonetic Effects

Fronting, Alveolarization

Language Examples

English (Dialectal) Germanic

running [ŋ]→runnin' [n]— Widespread in casual registers, Southern American English, AAVE, and various British accents.

something [ŋ]→somethin' [n]

Related Transformations

Inverse: Nasal Assimilation

More Germanic Shifts

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

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