Re: German and English (was Re: Losing languages ...)

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From: "John Cowan" <jcowan@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: German and English (was Re: Losing languages ...)


> BP Jonsson scripsit:
>
> > English: *stain  >  *sta:n  >  *stO:n  >  sto:n  >  stOun  >  st@Un
>
> Of course, the numerically largest dialect is conservative here and
> doesn't make it through the last transition.
But a sizeable minority's does - me, Michael Poxon, Ray Brown, Dan Jones,
Tristan McLeay( I think, not sure of the nuances of the Australian accent),
And Rosta(he's English, isn't he?).  And another sizable minority are bludy
Forn'ers.  I'd say Americans make up maybe 30% of the List population.

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