palatalizing

1. With its influence on modern Xiang dialect by palatalizing certain initial constants and changing the tongue position of certain main vowel sounds, " I " plays an important part in the development of initial constants and compound vowels.
    i在声韵母的演变过程中起着重要的作用，它可以使声母发生腭化，使主元音舌位发生前移或高化，从而影响现代湘方言面貌。

2. With its influence on modern Xiang dialect by palatalizing certain initial constants and changing the tongue position of certain main vowel sounds," I " plays an important part in the development of initial constants and compound vowels.
    i在声韵母的演变过程中起着重要的作用，它可以使声母发生腭化，使主元音舌位发生前移或高化，从而影响现代湘方言面貌。