From: andrew jarrette
Message: 43126
Date: 2006-01-27
>The origin of Class VI is a controversial matter. The preterite vocalism
is *o: even in Gothic. It seems that Class VI is the o-grade counterpart
of the e-grade Classes IV and V, which show a lengthened vowel
reinterpreted as e-infixation in the originally weak-grade (and once
reduplicated) preterite plural forms. Class VI has an analogical
*o-infix also in the preterite singular, as a functional substitute for
reduplication.Is my understanding correct that you're not suggesting here the origin of the -�- of the preterite plural of Germanic Classes IV and V? Or are you implying that it traces its origin back to reduplication (e.g. of verbs beginning with *e (*h1e))? Or are you saying that e-infixation and o-infixation was a Germanic innovation in the preterite? That's a new one for me, this is the first I've heard of that idea. I will have to read some of those articles you recommended to me about this one. I wonder whether it was truly infixation or just spontaneous innovative lengthening (for contrastive purposes).
Andrew
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