Re: sound change
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, May 7, 2001, 2:36 |
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David Peterson wrote:
> I vote for often-used words being more prone to sound change.
Frequently used words are prone to slurring, which is why "is" is often
pronounced simply /z/ as in "John's coming tomorrow", or why Old Spanish
elo, ela, elos, and elas became el, la, los, and las.
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