Re: Sound change rules for erosion

Update to the sound change effort!

On Wed, Nov 19, 2003 at 06:01:11PM -0500, Amanda Babcock wrote:

> I currently have:
>
>   C=ptkmlrswh
>   V=aeiuo
>   all syllables CV
>
> Root words are 3-4 syllables long.  There are 1-syllable derivational
> infixes (they go before the final syllable) and 2-syllable suffixes (maybe
> also prefixes).
>
> Accent is on the first syllable, with a dactyllic pattern (secondary
> accent on 4th and, if there is one, 7th syllable).  A secondary accent
> is on the following syllable, with the third (sixth, ninth) syllables
> very short.
>
> In the first stage of sound change, the short syllables lose their vowels.
> This makes for entertaining changes to infixes and suffixes depending on
> the length of the original word.
It may have been noticed before that my actual results were not as
advertised.  I was exempting word-final short vowels.  I've revoked that
exemption, giving the daughter lang a mix of words ending in vowels and
consonants, with the added benefit of mysterious vowels that pop back up
in the event of infixes (tragically, this makes suffixes for some words
more straightforward, darnit - but I expect great things when I bring
in prefixes!).  New results below.

kiwo    noun suffix in/under
wuta    noun suffix on/touching
sipa    noun suffix near

lo      verb infix "on"; makes transitive
ki      verb infix causative; makes transitive
ke      verb infix "to" (as in go to); makes transitive
ru      verb infix "with, bringing"
wi      verb infix inceptive
pe      verb infix completive

pamawape --> pámawpé    woman
  pamawapekiwo --> pámawpékiwo  in/under the woman
  pamawapewuta --> pámawpéwuta  on/touching the woman
  pamawapesipa --> pámawpésipa  near the woman
kowapo --> kówap       child
  kowapokiwo --> kówapkíwo      in/under the child
  kowapowuta --> kówapwúta      on/touching the child
  kowaposipa --> kówapsípa      near the child
taloki --> tálok       house
  talokikiwo --> tálokkíwo      "in/under the house"
  talokiwuta --> tálokwúta      "on/touching the house"
  talokisipa --> táloksípa      "near the house"

serumu --> sérum       sit (intrans)
  serulomu --> sérulmú  sit on (trans)
  serukimu --> sérukmú  seat someone (trans)
  serurumu --> sérurmú  sit holding (trans)
lelipe --> lélip       go (intrans)
  lelikepe --> lélikpé  go to
  lelirupe --> lélirpé  bring, carry, take
  lelikipe --> lélikpé  make go, send
  lelilope --> lélilpé  go on, ride
teluhehu --> téluhhú    burn (intrans)
  teluhekihu --> téluhkíhu      burn (trans)
  teluhewihu --> téluhwíhu      catch fire
  teluhepehu --> téluhpéhu      burn up

Any more suggestions for how to make it sound deep, naturalistic in a
Germanic way, and have more phonemes and fewer syllables?

Thanks,
Amanda

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