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Retraction Sino-Tibetan

Voiced alveolo-palatal fricative to Voiced retroflex fricative

The retraction of the voiced alveolo-palatal fricative [ʑ] to the voiced retroflex fricative [ʐ].

Phonetic Effects

Retraction, Hardening

Language Examples

Mandarin Sino-Tibetan

[ʑ]→[ʐ]— Part of the broader development of the Mandarin voiced retroflex series.

Related Transformations

More Sino-Tibetan Shifts

[b] → [p] — Voice Loss [tɕ] → [ɕ] — Lenition [d] → [t] — Voice Loss [dz] → [l] — Deaffrication [g] → [k] — Voice Loss

Sources & References

Norman, J. (1988). Chinese.

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