[z]→[l]Certainty: 3/5Commonality: 1/5
Voiced alveolar fricative to Alveolar lateral approximant
The correspondence between the voiced alveolar fricative [z] and the lateral [l] is primarily documented through rhotacism-like shifts and liquid correspondences, where voiced sibilants transition through a rhotic stage before lateralizing in specific dialects.
Phonetic Effects
Lateralization, Rhotic, Lateral Correspondence, Place Shift
Language Examples
Historical [z]→[l]— Documentation of complex sibilant-liquid alternations where [z] corresponds to lateral sounds in specific regional varieties.
[z/r]→[l]— Sporadic lateralization of historical rhotics (some derived from sibilants via rhotacism) in localized speech patterns.
Related Transformations
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