[ʃ]→[z]Certainty: 3/5Commonality: 2/5
Voiceless postalveolar fricative to Voiced alveolar fricative
The voicing of a postalveolar fricative into an alveolar sibilant is a process that can occur through intervocalic voicing followed by a shift in place of articulation or neutralization of fricative distinctions.
Phonetic Effects
Voicing, Assimilation, Place Shift
Language Examples
[ʃ]→[z]— Voiceless fricatives are often realized as voiced between vowels
Related Transformations
More Assimilation Shifts
Sources & References
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