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> | J- j- s'- s'- S
> | DY- dy- dy- s'- S
> | G- g- z'- z'- Z
> | GY- gy- gy- z'- Z
> |
> | -J- -j- -s'- -s'- S
> | -G- -dy- -dy- -s'- S
> | -DY- -g- -z'- -z'- Z
> | -GY- -gy- -gy- -z'- Z
What phonetic factor would cause J and DY to become
voiceless but G and GY voiced? It would be more realistic if
first all fricatives w/o all affricates devoice, later to
become voiced between voiced sounds, or one of the following
scenarios, perhaps in combination with the above devoicing +
voicing in voiced environments:
| J, G, GY > /(d)Z/
| DY > /dz/
| or
| J, G > /Z/
| GY > /dZ/
| DY > /dz/
| or
| J, G > /Z/
| GY, DY > /dZ/
Given c > z / V_{e,i} I'd expect J, G > [j] / V_V
And do you mean only g / _{e,i} or would g / _{o,u}
palatalize?
/BP 8^)>
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