Re: [tied] Re: Late Proto Albanian *3 /dz/ = Early Proto Romanian

From: Miguel Carrasquer
Message: 30705
Date: 2004-02-05

On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 13:01:30 +0000, altamix <alxmoeller@...> wrote:

>--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Miguel Carrasquer <mcv@...> wrote:
>> On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 12:13:55 +0000, altamix <alxmoeller@...> wrote:
>> >of the Romanist from you:
>
>> >-because of "zi" and not the expected "ze"
>>
>> *What* expected "ze"?
>>
>
>To mention your own words, the "z" from "di" is via "dj" which can
>appear in that posiion just due diphtongation of /i/ to /ie/;

Where did you dream that up? /i/ doesn't become /ie/, ever. It remains as
/i/.

Then /di/ and /djV/ are palatalized to /d'i/ and /d'V/ > /3i/ and /3V/ >
/zi/ and /zV/.


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Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
mcv@...