Gary Shannon wrote:
> --- "J. 'Mach' Wust" <j_mach_wust@...> wrote:
>
>>The velocity of sound change seems to vary from
>>language to language:
>>Italian is still pronounced more or less the same as
>>in the Middle Ages,
>>whereas English has changed dramatically.
>
> As I noted in an earlier post, languages like Italian
> which are confined to a relatively small geographic
> area might have more stable pronunciation.
Hullo all! And Happy New Year!
It's also worth pointing out that Italian itself is somewhat of an
artificial language too.
K.
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