Re: Saying "Thank you."
| From: | Thomas R. Wier <artabanos@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, August 22, 2001, 0:12 |
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"Damon M. Lord" wrote:
> I (first person singular, nominative) thank (verb present tense, 1st
> person) you (2nd person singular, dative)
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> (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)?
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?
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Thomas Wier | AIM: trwier
"Aspidi men Saiôn tis agalletai, hên para thamnôi
entos amômêton kallipon ouk ethelôn;
autos d' exephugon thanatou telos: aspis ekeinê
erretô; exautês ktêsomai ou kakiô" - Arkhilokhos
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