[s]→[y]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 2/5
Voiceless alveolar fricative to Close front rounded vowel
The reduction of the voiceless alveolar fricative [s] to the palatal glide [j] (here represented by 'y') is a form of palatalization and lenition. This often occurs in fast speech or as a transitional stage in the evolution of palatalized sibilants.
Phonetic Effects
Reduction, Palatalization
Language Examples
Various dialects Various
[s]→[j]— Fast speech reduction or dialectal stages in palatalization.
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