Re: sound change question

Yoon Ha Lee wrote:
>
> Quick question:
> Is it reasonable to have [c] and [c_h] (aspirated) evolve eventually into
> the affricates [dZ] (gains voicing) and [tS]?  The change *sounds*
> reasonable to me, but I am loath to trust my intuition.
It could be reasonable.  If there was a general change wherein
unaspirated obstruents became voiced and aspirated obstruents became
unaspirated, it certainly is reasonable.  [c] -> [tS] is a common
change.  So, either:
[c] -> [tS] -> [dZ]
[c_h] -> [tS_h] -> [tS]

OR

[c] -> [J] -> [dZ]
[c_h] -> [c] -> [tS]

Either way works.

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