--- "Joao S. Lopes" <
josimo70@...> wrote:
> It'd explain why *sp>sf
> Irish s- but Welsh ff-
Others have proposed this but intermediate rules in
the Celtic languages rule out sp>sf in the same
syllable.
In Welsh since fricative+p/t/k > f/th/ch an earlier
sp>sf but not to sxW>sh later is unnecessary and needs
no explanation as to sf>f and not to chw (see below).
One possible order is:
p > f except after s in same syl.
sw- > sf-
f > xW except after or before r in other syl.
w>gW/#_
gW>gw/#_
kW>kw/#s_
xW>xw/#s_
st- > s-
k > g/s_ except before w
voiceless stop to fricative after fricative
fricative to 0 before fricative
w>0/velar_ (varies)
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