Re: Kacc 10 revisited

> As in English, Pali has rules that concern the different quality of
> vowels following after a single consonant vs. a geminate cluster
> (viz., long vs. short).  Thus all the rules about how doubling a
> consonant can shorten the vowel following; similarly, a geminate
> cluster can define the vowel following, but this is more likely to be
> important in discussing derivation from a root, etymology, etc.

Eisel,

I think you refer to the Pali rules which affect the length of a vowel which precedes (not
follows) a consonant cluster.  Perhaps you could supply a concrete example where the quality
or sandhi behavior of a vowel depends on the preceding consonant structure.

George