On Tue, 21 Aug 2001, Thomas R. Wier wrote:
>"Damon M. Lord" wrote:
>
>> I (first person singular, nominative) thank (verb present tense, 1st
>> person) you (2nd person singular, dative)
>>
>> (igh - pronounced the same as German "ich", light ch sound)
>
>So, how early did Wessisc split off from Anglo-Saxon? And,
>where is it spoken again (lost the URL when last you posted)?
Se Wight. Lovely little vacation spot off the south of Kermr.
(And England, of course.)
>Most of the dialects IIRC of the South palatalized their /k/ in
>some contexts, so that's something to consider.
>
>> (ti - i as in "bit"
>
>Interesting -- how do you get from /T/ to /t/ here?
Perhaps under Kemrese influence? Both Brithenig and Kerno have
ty / tu for the pronoun in question. Perhaps it's an isolated
oddity.
Padraic.
>Thomas Wier | AIM: trwier