äänellistymistä
Äänellistymistä, also known as voicing or sonorization, is a phonological process where a voiceless consonant becomes voiced. This often occurs in connected speech when a voiceless consonant is adjacent to a voiced sound, such as a vowel or a voiced consonant. For example, in many languages, the word "potato" might be pronounced with the /p/ sound becoming voiced, sounding more like /b/, when spoken rapidly or in certain phonetic contexts. This assimilation process helps to smooth out the transition between sounds, making speech more fluid and efficient.
The specific conditions under which äänellistymistä occurs can vary significantly between languages. In some languages, it
Äänellistymistä can also be influenced by the position of the consonant within a word. Consonants at the