[v]→[d]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 2/5
Voiced labiodental fricative to Voiced alveolar plosive
The shift from the voiced labiodental fricative [v] to the voiced alveolar stop [d] is a form of stopping, where a fricative is replaced by a stop consonant at a nearby place of articulation, commonly observed in specific dialects and second-language acquisition.
Phonetic Effects
Stopping, Fortition, Place Shift
Language Examples
[v]→[d]— Common in phonetic environments where voiced fricatives are stopped, often grouping with the [ð] to [d] shift (e.g., 'every' realized with a stop-like onset).
[v]→[d]— Systematic stopping of voiced fricatives in various basilectal and mesolectal varieties.
Related Transformations
More Germanic Shifts
Sources & References
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