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Re: should've (was: Re: x > f sound change)

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Saturday, September 15, 2001, 15:19
Marcus Smith scripsit:

> It makes as much sense to me to say that plural > -s (dogs), possessive -'s (John's), and 3rd person singular present -s > (walks) are the same thing.
Well, actually, I do think they are. For one thing, they have exactly the same morphophonemic alternation of /z/ - /s/ - /Iz/ after voiced, voiceless, and sibilant consonants. -- John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan cowan@ccil.org Please leave your values | Check your assumptions. In fact, at the front desk. | check your assumptions at the door. --sign in Paris hotel | --Miles Vorkosigan

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