From: Miguel Carrasquer
Message: 30233
Date: 2004-01-29
>We have 3 transformations (s-s; s->sh; s->s) :We have 1 transformation (Albanian s > sh).
>I. Albanian last s->s is active somewhere VII-X century when theThe answer is: one generation.
>Slavs arrived in Balkans.
>Ex:
> sl. s -> alb. s and sl. s -> rom. s
>
> rom. coasã sl. kosa alb. kosë eng. scythe
>
>Both rom. s->s and albanian s->s : starting to be active somewhere
>between VII-X century (or even before but I take here the worst
>scenario):
>
>
>II. Albanian s->sh is active : this situation is ended Before I.
>
> rom. c~apuS~a , alb. këpushë
> rom. gus,a , alb. gushë > from Lat. geusial.
>
> Note : at this time we have also an active : s -> sh
>(intervocalic) in Romanian
>
>
>III. An older albanian s->s active, this situation should be ended
>Before II.
>
>Justification:
>Applying the "Loan" theory s -> sh at this time is ended. see
>Romanian 's' in :
> rom sterp ; alb. shterp
> rom. strung~a ; alb. shtrungë etcx..
>
>
>Now the question is : How long could take to a BASIC sound like /s/
>to GLOBALLY spread along a whole language in ALL PHONETIC CONTEXTS?