Re: Danish, English _g_ shifts (was Chinese Dialect Question)
| From: | Estel Telcontar <estel_telcontar@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, October 5, 2003, 0:26 |
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--- Pavel Iosad ha tera a: >
> English did that as well, of course - g > [G_j] > j / _V [+front] -
> so _eage_ > _eye_, Swedish _öga_, *_gard_ > _geard_ > _yard_, Sw.
> _gård_.
> Also, g > [G] > w / V_V [- front], so English _own_, Sw. _egen_
> (don't remember the Old English).
It's _agan_.
Estel
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