Historical phonology of Slevan: Difference between revisions
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| per- || word initially || par- || {{small|PERAMBULĀRE}} > *parambulāre > porúblár <br> {{small|PERDERE}} > *pàrdere > pradír <br> {{small|PERSŌNA}} > *parsōna > prasuna | | per- || word initially || par- || {{small|PERAMBULĀRE}} > *parambulāre > porúblár <br> {{small|PERDERE}} > *pàrdere > pradír <br> {{small|PERSŌNA}} > *parsōna > prasuna | ||
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| b || between vowels || v {{IPA|[β]}} || {{small|LĂBŌRĀRE}} > * | | b || between vowels || v {{IPA|[β]}} || {{small|LĂBŌRĀRE}} > *lavōrare > lóvrár | ||
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| s || between vowels || z || {{small|ĪNSULA}} > *īzula > ízla <br> {{small|CAUSA}} > *kōza > kuza | | s || between vowels || z || {{small|ĪNSULA}} > *īzula > ízla <br> {{small|CAUSA}} > *kōza > kuza | ||
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* Note that '''h''' was lost ''everywhere'', also in the Greek aspirates '''ph, th, ch'''. It is especially noteworthy that '''ph''' became '''p''', not '''f''' in the kind of Vulgar Latin that led to Slevan. | * Note that '''h''' was lost ''everywhere'', also in the Greek aspirates '''ph, th, ch'''. It is especially noteworthy that '''ph''' became '''p''', not '''f''' in the kind of Vulgar Latin that led to Slevan. | ||
== Northeast Romance sound changes == | |||
{{big|Vulgar Latin to Early Northeast Romance 150 - 600 C.E.}} | |||
{{GMPtable|V.L.}} | |||
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|rowspan=2| ă, ā || in an open stressed, or unstressed final, syllable || a || {{small|MĀRE}} > *mare > már<br>{{small|RŌMA}} > *rōma > Ruma | |||
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| in a closed stressed, or an unstressed, syllable || o {{IPA|[ɔ]}} || {{small|CAPRA}} > *kopra > kopra<br>{{small|PĀGĀNU}} > *poganŭ<br>{{small|ĂRĀNEA}} > *oraňa > oranja | |||
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Revision as of 13:07, 9 March 2006
Vulgar Latin sound changes
Latin to Vulgar Latin (Pre-Romance) ? -150 C.E.
| Latin | Condition | Result | Example(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| m | word-finally | disappears | CAELUM > *kaelu > czál |
| y̆, ȳ | everywhere | ĭ, ī | CYGNUS > *kignus > czenj |
| ae | word-finally | ǣ | ROSAE > *rosǣ > roze |
| elsewhere | ĕ [ɛ] | CAELUM > *kelu > czál | |
| oe | ē | FOEDUM > *fēdu > véd | |
| au | ō | CAUSA > *kōsa > kuza | |
| eu | jū | ||
| ui | ū | ||
| ĭ,ĕ | before another vowel | j | SPATIUM > *spatju > spóc LĪNEA > līnja > linja |
| ŭ | before another vowel | w | VIDUA > *vidwa > vedva |
| h | disappears | HODIĒ > odjē > oj COLAPHUM > *kolapu > klóp CATHEDRA > *katedra > kotjedra MĀCHINA > *mākina > máczna | |
| ns | s | ĪNSULA > *īsula > ízla | |
| nct, mpt | nt | SANCTUM > *sàntu-eu > sútý PRŌMPTUM > *prōntu > prútý | |
| nj, cn, gn, mnj | ň [ɲ] | LĪNEA > *līňa > linja CYGNUM > *kiňu > czenj SOMNIUM > *soňu > sonj | |
| mĭn | between vowels | mn | DOMINUM > *domnu > dún |
| per- | word initially | par- | PERAMBULĀRE > *parambulāre > porúblár PERDERE > *pàrdere > pradír PERSŌNA > *parsōna > prasuna |
| b | between vowels | v [β] | LĂBŌRĀRE > *lavōrare > lóvrár |
| s | between vowels | z | ĪNSULA > *īzula > ízla CAUSA > *kōza > kuza |
| sp, st, sc [sk] | word initial | ĭsp, ĭst, ĭsk | SPŌNSA > *ispōza > spuza STUDIUM > *istudju > stuj SCHOLA > *iskola > skola |
- It is possible that the Greek y sound was adopted as i by Vulgar Latin from the beginning.
- Note that h was lost everywhere, also in the Greek aspirates ph, th, ch. It is especially noteworthy that ph became p, not f in the kind of Vulgar Latin that led to Slevan.
Northeast Romance sound changes
Vulgar Latin to Early Northeast Romance 150 - 600 C.E.
| V.L. | Condition | Result | Example(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ă, ā | in an open stressed, or unstressed final, syllable | a | MĀRE > *mare > már RŌMA > *rōma > Ruma |
| in a closed stressed, or an unstressed, syllable | o [ɔ] | CAPRA > *kopra > kopra PĀGĀNU > *poganŭ ĂRĀNEA > *oraňa > oranja |
