Re: [tied] Re: family ( it was a question...)

On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 16:51:42 +0000, Richard Wordingham
<richard.wordingham@...> wrote:

>--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Miguel Carrasquer <mcv@...> wrote:
>(in message 18642)
>> The expected result for família is *famél^a > *fãméie, which is
>close
>> enough to actual feméie.
>
>Is there any reason for predicting *fãméie rather than *fâméie in
>accordance with
><http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cybalist/message/18207>?

That information was not entirely correct. The rule as given by Bourciez
is unstressed initial a (i.e. pretonic a in initial syllable) > â before nC
("Toutefois a initial passe à î devant n + consonne: îngust = angustun,
cînta = cantare"). Sorry.

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Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
mcv@...