Re: Nominative: A hybrid view

> I have been taken to task for not producing exact parallels for the
> voice-governed e/o alternation, and funnily not for making it voice-
> governed, but for connecting that fact in turn with the tone. Now,

I

> actually don't know of *any* other cases of a voice-governed
> alternation e/o, so the "low incidence" of the association with the
> tone is not of much relevance.

I was wondering if Swedish 'dom' vs. Danish 'dem' "them" might be
relevant here (both alternating with schwa!), Swedish voiced stops
being more voiced than their Danish counterparts (which actually
aren't)?

Torsten