Re: [tied] Re: IE prefix "*s"

From: Miguel Carrasquer
Message: 28504
Date: 2003-12-15

On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 13:39:20 +0000, altamix <alxmoeller@...> wrote:

Some more remarks...

>It ought to observe that "âi" appears just when in the next
>syllable is an /e/ or an /i/, not in other position.
>thus câne, pâne, mâne > câine, pâine, mâine;
>When we do not have any /e/ or /i/ there is no change of "â" to
>"âi". for this see mânã ( no /e/ or /i/, thus no "âi") but
>mâini ( followed by /i/, thus "âi")

Exactly.

>the "âi" if appears, it does not get lost. There a multitude of
>example where one has the group "âi" which did not reduced later
>to "i" as you like it to have in "schimba".

I can say with Rosetti:

Timbrul /i/ al vocalei nu poate fi justificat decât dacã plecãm de la
formele în care /â/ era neaccentuat: schimbá(re), schimbát, schimbã'm, etc.

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Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
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