Re: Ce[i]n
| From: | Eric Christopherson <rakko@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, May 30, 2001, 17:15 |
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On Tue, May 29, 2001 at 04:58:51PM +0200, daniel andreasson wrote:
> David Bell wrote:
> > chess < Q quesse? Is ch < q a regular change?
>
> No, {ch} is the mutated form of {c}, which I decided should
> occur after the definite article. I'm still not sure if there
> should be mutation or not after _i_ (sg) and _ir_ (pl).
Is <ch> pronounced /x/ then, or /S/ or something? I'd assume that if /tSEjn/
comes from /kwenja/ then the result of /kwesse/ would be /tSEss/ <cess>. Can
affricates undergo spirant mutation?
--
Eric Christopherson / *Aiworegs Ghristobhorosyo
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