Re: terminal dialect?
| From: | Tom Wier <artabanos@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, March 30, 1999, 6:25 |
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John Cowan wrote:
> Joshua Shinavier scripsit:
>
> > I know Icelandic hasn't changed much for
> > hundreds and hundreds of years, but I wonder if this isn't due more t=
o
> > linguistic conservatism and the small number of speakers than anythin=
g else...
>
> Actually, the least stable part of the language has been the phonology,
> which has changed radically. The vowels are the main issue, but I do
> not have details. Anyone who can map Icelandic orthography to
> IPA?
Not really, but I know a little bit. I think I remember correctly that
the <=E1> has become a diphthong /au/, and IIRC, I think in some situatio=
ns
(maybe all) <y> (high front rounded vowel), has unrounded, producing /i/
instead. But my memory's very fuzzy about the details.
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Tom Wier <artabanos@...>
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