Re: Umlaut (was: More questions)
| From: | John Cowan <cowan@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, November 26, 2003, 21:04 |
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Ray Brown scripsit:
> The tendency, if there is a shifting, seems to be towards one of the
> apexes of the 'vocalic triangle' as, I think, John's email implies.
At first I thought so too. But the u-umlaut process is rounding, not
backing: it mutates /i/ > /y/ and /e/ > /2/. Presumably it could even
transform /A/ > /Q/.
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