On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:43:56 -0000, "alexandru_mg3"
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alexandru_mg3@...> wrote:
>--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Sergejus Tarasovas"
><S.Tarasovas@...> wrote:
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>> 1. acute
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> Lettish counterparts has no acute accent.
Yes it has (-ît). And so has Slavic (-i"ti).
The acute is reflected in Latvian as 'Brechton' (^) when
originally unstressed, and as 'Dehnton' (~) when originally
stressed. The non-acute (circumflex) is reflected as
'Fallton' (`). Stressed (i.e. initial) short syllables are
left unmarked.
Note that in Lithuanian the acute (') is (now) a falling
tone, while the circumflex (~) is a rising tone. Stressed
short vowels are marked (`).
The conventions for Common Slavic are: " (acute), ^ (long
[neo-]circumflex), `` (short circumflex/falling), ' (long
neo-acute), ` (short neo-acute). The diacritic ~ is used to
mark the "old" neo-acute in modern dialects where it has
survived, as opposed to more recent acutes [resulting from
stress retractions] marked ' (long) and ` (short).
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Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
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