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In every case, /j/ and /w/ are fortified to /d͡ʒ/ and /β/, except when triggered by hiatus collapse. The Germanic /ð/ and /xʷ ~ hʷ ~ ʍ/ are also fortified to /d/ and /kʷ/ in every position; which can be further lenited to /d͡z/ and /k ~ t͡ʃ/ in the environments given above. The Germanic /h ~ x/ is fortified to /k/ before a rhotic or a lateral, as in: | In every case, /j/ and /w/ are fortified to /d͡ʒ/ and /v ~ β/, except when triggered by hiatus collapse. The Germanic /ð/ and /xʷ ~ hʷ ~ ʍ/ are also fortified to /d/ and /kʷ/ in every position; which can be further lenited to /d͡z/ and /k ~ t͡ʃ/ in the environments given above. The Germanic /h ~ x/ is fortified to /k/ before a rhotic or a lateral, as in: | ||
* Gothic ''hlaifs'' [ˈhlɛːɸs] > Luthic ''claefu'' [ˈklɛ.ɸu]. | * Gothic ''hlaifs'' [ˈhlɛːɸs] > Luthic ''claefu'' [ˈklɛ.ɸu]. |
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