Re: [tied] Re: Slavic accentology

On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 01:41:08 +0200 (CEST), mkapovic@...
wrote:

>>>I think Kortlandt's explanation is basically correct: *vo`lja (pre-Dybo)
>>> >
>>>*vo`l'l'a (*lj > *l'l') > *vo`l'a: (lengthening of final -a: in
>>>compensation for CC > C, van Wijk)
>>
>> The problem I have with that is that Kortlandt's/van Wijk's
>> explanation suggests a development CCV > CV:, without any
>> indication that I have seen of parallel developments
>> anywhere else. I'm not aware of any cases of such
>> compensatory lengthening. Are there any?
>
>Well yes and no.

I meant: are there any examples in any language of a
geminate consonant (I'll also accept a consonant cluster)
being simplified with compensatory lengthening of the
_following_ vowel? I'm aware of thousands of soundlaws, but
I don't recall ever running into this one. Compensatory
lengthening of the preceeding vowel, yes. No effect on
neighbouring vowels, of course. But lengthening of the next
vowel? I find it very unlikely from a phonetic point of
view, and it certainly doesn't seem to happen in Slavic
cases like *attikos > otIcI or *dubno > dUno, *supnos >
sUnU.


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Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
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