| From: | Vasiliy Chernov <bc_@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, November 9, 2000, 19:20 |
On Wed, 8 Nov 2000 21:11:42 -0500, Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> wrote: <...>>One >thought I had was the following: > >/i:/ -> /ji/ -> /ju/ (dissimilation) -> /u/ > >Does this seem reasonable? I got the idea for the third phase from >Spanish uo -> ue<...> If you wish something attested for certain, assume /i:/ > /Ij/ > /uj/ as the first steps (I read about such changes in Low German dialects) Basilius