Re: [tied] Re: Some thoughts...

--- Sean Whalen <stlatos@...> wrote:

>
> Analogy (-ant>-a`nt and -arx>-a`rx to match other
> plural infl).
>
> X>0/C_$
>
> C>0/VC_CV (in many C-clusters)
> > >
> > > So, txa`>xa`
>
> t/d/dh all >t/_s
>
> t>s/_s
>
> s>0/C+continuant_ (leaves mora)
> (f, s, xj, x, xv, m, n, nj, mv, l, r)
>
> unattached mora>0 after syl with unmarked tone
>
> unattached mora moves to previous syl (if possible),
> lengthening vowel
>
> This explains fem in -(a)x with no -s, all n-stems,
> t-stems, etc.

Also, -a'fs>-a:'f (later >-o:s), -r/-n neuters
wa'da'n+mv>xv> wa'da'rxv>wa'da'rs>wa'da:'r (>wo'do:r)
and 3pl perf -ana>-anx>-arx>-a`rx>-a`rs>-a:`r (>e:'r)

>
> s-aorists ending in sounds causing this lengthening
> (when last syl of stem marked)
>
> bha`ndh(x)s->bha:`ns
>
> analogy causes this in all s-aorists

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