Re: A question on palatalization.

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From: Doug Dee

I interpreted the question to mean "Which of these two is the prevailing
tendency, [t]/[d] > [t_S]/[d_Z] or [t]/[d] > [c]/[J] ?"
I don't know the answer.

[reply]

I would imagine [t]/[d] to become [tS]/[dZ] much more likely than the other.
[k] and [g] would obviously tend toward [c]/[J] before front vowels (as in
Mandarin).