[ʂ]→[θ]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 3/5
Voiceless retroflex fricative to Voiceless dental fricative
The voiceless retroflex fricative /ʂ/ underwent a significant transformation to the voiceless dental fricative /θ/ in the historical development of Castilian Spanish. This sound change represents a fronting of the articulation point within the mouth.
Phonetic Effects
Fronting, Place Assimilation
Language Examples
/ʂ/→/θ/— This was a phonemic shift that occurred in the sibilant system of Hispano-Romance, specifically the fronting of the retroflex fricative to a dental fricative.
Related Transformations
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Sources & References
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