Re: Tech Umlaut

From: "Daniel Andreasson" <rymddaniel@...>

| I seem to remember reading something about this "brytning"
| having exceptions, but I can't find the source. I think
| u and o affect the e differently. CeCu should be CjuC and
| CeCo -> CjoC. But I also recall something about phonetic
| surroundings playing a part in this. (The word _þjúf_
| 'thief' comes to mind.)
|
| Does anyone know what I'm talking about?

Not I.  But again I do have what I called "compression" (a better term would be
monosyllabization) of CVCV > CVVC.  I forgot to mention, but in Tech, when the
two vowels merge, the resulting sandhi vowel is determined by the values of the
two original vowels, and also on which syllable was stressed in the
protolanguage.

That looks like what you have: CeCu > CeoC > CioC > CjoC, etc.  Is your conlang
based on Norse or Germanic by the way?

| >Now I'm reading about Verner's Law (yes I'm studying Old Norse right
| >now)...
|
| No kidding. :)  Are you studying by yourself or in some
| kind of class? What books are you using?

Just studing my myself on the web.  It's one of the first things one should
learn in IE linguistics, along with Grimm's Law and the Laryngeal and Glottalic
theories.

~DaW~ aka Raymond Luxury Yacht or Throat Warbler Mangrove


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