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Palatalization Affrication Yod-Coalescence Germanic

Close back rounded vowel to Voiceless postalveolar affricate

Palatalization and affrication of the sequence [tj] (from historical [t] + [u/ju]) into the voiceless post-alveolar affricate [tʃ] (represented here as 'ch') is a key feature of Early Modern English phonology.

Phonetic Effects

Palatalization, Affrication, Assimilation

Language Examples

Modern English Germanic

nature [ˈneɪtjur]→[ˈneɪtʃər]— Historical palatalization of the dental stop triggered by the following 'u' (specifically its palatal glide onset).

picture [ˈpɪktjur]→[ˈpɪktʃər]— Merge of the alveolar stop and the palatal glide into an affricate.

Modern British Dialects Germanic

tune [tjuːn]→[tʃuːn]— Common affricated pronunciation in several British and Australian varieties (compared to American 'toon').

Related Transformations

Reverse Shift to sh Voiced equivalent

More Germanic Shifts

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

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