Re: Re[3]: [tied] Gemination in Celtic

I don't think so. Snot, stuttering, smarminess,
skillets, etc. are still alive and well in the English
language

--- "fournet.arnaud" <fournet.arnaud@...>
wrote:

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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rick McCallister
> To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 8:02 PM
> Subject: Re: Re[3]: [tied] Gemination in Celtic
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>
> I probably confused Tutbury, I did this from memory
> My point is that if Norman French dropped s- before
> consonants in Gmc topos, we should see something
> similar in N. France
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> I suppose it might be more complicated.
> Dutch-speaking areas in N. France kept s-C.
> French-speaking areas have e-C
>
> I suppose the drop of s- in some English topos
> must be a mutual reaction of English and
> Anglo-normand
> together.
> There's no reason English speakers should adopt
> Anglo-normand ways if they didn't want to.
>
> Arnaud
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