Re: [tied] Re: Decircumflexion, N-raising, H-raising: Slavic soundr

On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 18:09:50 +0200, Sergejus Tarasovas
<S.Tarasovas@...> wrote:

>> From: Miguel Carrasquer [mailto:mcv@...]
>
>> The verbal form comes from *-a:- + *-eí, which I'd expect to
>> give *-a:i~ (like the a:-stem. Dsg., although that's from
>> *-a:- + *-(e)i~), which I'd like to keep distinct from *-aí
>> (< *-oy) or *-ai~ (Slav. Lsg. *-oi, Lith. nom.pl. *-iyoy),
>> with short vowel.
>
>But the a:-stems D.sg. doesn't show the Saussure's effect (rasà 'dew' --
>rãsai, NZ^em. ràs(à) -- ràsâ. unlike sãko 'say(s)' -- sakai~, NZ^em.
>sa'.k(&) -- sakâ.; (V) -- reduced vowel, V. -- long vowel, V'. -- long vowel
>under expiratory stress, ^ -- broken tone), so they must be inherently
>different somehow.

The difference is, as I already admitted: -a:- + -eí for the
2sg. and -a:- + -ei~ for the a:-stem dat.sg.

I was too optimistic. Let me rephrase: "The verbal form
comes from *-a:- + *-eí, which I'd expect to give either
*-a:i~ or *-á:i, Die~vas knows which."

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