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With the exception of ''h'', ''w'', consonants followed by ''j'' were geminated in a similar process to that seen in [[w:West_Germanic_gemination|West and East Germanic]] but much more extensive, as in Italo-Romance. [[w:Sievers's_law|Sievers's law]] was no longer operational at this time, as the change also occurred after long vowels (which were subsequently shortened): | With the exception of ''h'', ''w'', consonants followed by ''j'' were geminated in a similar process to that seen in [[w:West_Germanic_gemination|West and East Germanic]] but much more extensive, as in Italo-Romance. [[w:Sievers's_law|Sievers's law]] was no longer operational at this time, as the change also occurred after long vowels (which were subsequently shortened): | ||
Coronal consonants were palatalised during this gemination, and the voiced affricate /dz/ converted to | Coronal consonants were palatalised during this gemination, and the voiced affricate /dz/ converted to /z/. It is thought that voiced sibilants degeminated before compensatory lengthening occurred, but it is also possible that - as with ''h'', ''w'' - geminated voiced fricatives were simply disallowed at all stages (this also accounts for why ''b'', ''d'', ''g'' ceased to be fricatives with gemination). | ||
''tj, dj, sj, zj'' → /tts, ddz, ʃʃ, ʒʒ/ → /tts, z, ʃʃ, ʒ/ | ''tj, dj, sj, zj'' → /tts, ddz, ʃʃ, ʒʒ/ → /tts, z, ʃʃ, ʒ/ |