Re: Sound changes

 --- michael poxon <m.poxon@...> wrote: > I
think there have to be some limitations; you
> can't, in all, honesty, have
> a sequence like /tu/ becoming /x/ or something like
> that, whereas /tu/ could
> conceivably become /dv/ or a host of other
> possibilities. I think working
> within the constraints is more interesting than
> introducing change for
> change's sake; and it'll also deepen your
> understanding and appreciation.
> Mike
well, you have the gaelic spelling |dh| pronounced
/G/, which is hardly far off . . . ! ( i don't know if
|th| was ever /x/ )

bn

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