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Post-Gothic ''tj, dj, sj, zj'' → /tts, ddz, ʃʃ, ʒʒ/ → /tts, zz, ʃʃ, ʒʒ/ → /tːs, z, ʃʃ, ʒ/
Post-Gothic ''tj, dj, sj, zj'' → /tts, ddz, ʃʃ, ʒʒ/ → /tts, zz, ʃʃ, ʒʒ/ → /tːs, z, ʃʃ, ʒ/


The prepalatal gemination was a very early sound change, likely beginning in late Post-Gothic itself.
The prepalatal gemination was a very early sound change, likely beginning in late Post-Gothic itself. The coronal palatalisation is also found in early Romance and what little is attested of the closely related [[w:Vandalic_language|Vandalic language]].


It is thought that ''dj'' initially became */ddz/ before /z/, both because it patterns with ''tj'' → /tts/ and because Gothic ''[[wikt:𐌳𐌰𐌳𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽#Gothic|daddjan]]'' became ''dazund''; had degeminated /z/ arisen in the Post-Gothic period, extended Thurneysen's law would have devoiced the consonant to give ''*dasund''. There are no examples of ''z'' arising from the coronal palatalisation being affected by extended Thurneysen's law.
It is thought that ''dj'' initially became */ddz/ before /z/, both because it patterns with ''tj'' → /tts/ and because Gothic ''[[wikt:𐌳𐌰𐌳𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽#Gothic|daddjan]]'' became ''dazund''; had degeminated /z/ arisen in the Post-Gothic period, extended Thurneysen's law would have devoiced the consonant to give ''*dasund''. There are no examples of ''z'' arising from the coronal palatalisation being affected by extended Thurneysen's law.
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