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[pʲ]→[v]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 2/5

Palatalized voiceless bilabial plosive to Voiced labiodental fricative

The palatalized voiceless bilabial plosive ([pʲ]), an articulatorily complex sound, is known to be unstable and can undergo various phonetic transformations. One such documented shift involves its lenition, voicing, and depalatalization, resulting in a voiced labiodental fricative ([v]). This transformation is part of broader processes affecting palatalized labials in certain linguistic contexts.

Phonetic Effects

Lenition, Voicing, Palatalization

Language Examples

pʲ→v— In Polish, specifically within lexically soft stems, palatalized labials like [pʲ] are documented to derive various labial outcomes, including [v]. While specific word examples for this direct shift are not provided in the cited text, the derivation is explicitly stated.

Related Transformations

More Lenition Shifts

Sources & References

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