Re: [tied] Underlying Circumflex in Greek

From: Richard Wordingham
Message: 16101
Date: 2002-10-09

--- In cybalist@..., "Sergejus Tarasovas" <S.Tarasovas@...> wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Wordingham [mailto:richard.wordingham@...]
> Sent: 2002 m. spalio 9 d. 00:20
> To: cybalist@...
> Subject: [tied] Underlying Circumflex in Greek
>
> >In Lithuanian, long, potentially stressable nuclei in morphemes
have
> >to be marked as acute or circumflex, for example the 'extended
roots'
> >with mobile stress (e.g. làng/láng versus krau~j) and the endings
to
> >which stress may move.
>
> What làng (with a grave above) is supposed to mean?

I believe the vowel length is affected by the presence or absence of
stress. làng therefore denotes the short-vowelled form found when
unstressed. If I am wrong, it can be simplified to láng.

Richard.