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The word transient reveals some enduring patterns in English pronunciation and etymology, thanks in part to the phenomenon of palatalization.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2019
In view of the fact that palatalization was not always indicated, this may not prove anything, but may, however, indicate less palatalization than in the South.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by George Tobias Flom
The exact extent of such palatalization is very difficult to determine.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by George Tobias Flom
Where, however, the Norse or Dan. word had a palatal vowel after the sk the change to sh is not at all impossible, and here arises the question of palatalization in O. N.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by George Tobias Flom
Generally speaking, less extensive palatalization in Nhb. than in W. S.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by George Tobias Flom
