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'''Drummond's Law''' (named after the fictional linguist ''Colin Drummond'') is a sound change in the western group of [[Hesperic]]. In West Hesperic, consonants followed by Proto- | '''Drummond's Law''' (named after the fictional linguist ''Colin Drummond'') is a sound change in the western group of [[Hesperic]]. In West Hesperic, consonants followed by Proto-Hesperic '''*x''' were ''velarized'', with the '''*x''' itself disappearing. Stops became velar stops, preserving their laryngeal features (e.g., '''*t'x''' > '''*k''''); '''*sx''' became '''*h''', and '''*nx''' became the velar nasal '''*ng'''. The reflexes of liquids under Drummond's Law vary by branch: | ||
* In [[Albic]], they became '''*ɣ''' and later '''*g'''. | * In [[Albic]], they became '''*ɣ''' and later '''*g'''. | ||
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Drummond's Law (named after the fictional linguist Colin Drummond) is a sound change in the western group of Hesperic. In West Hesperic, consonants followed by Proto-Hesperic *x were velarized, with the *x itself disappearing. Stops became velar stops, preserving their laryngeal features (e.g., *t'x > *k'); *sx became *h, and *nx became the velar nasal *ng. The reflexes of liquids under Drummond's Law vary by branch:
- In Albic, they became *ɣ and later *g.
- In Alpianic, they became sounds transcribed *ĺ (probably [ɫ]) and *ŕ (probably [ʀ]).
- In Montdorais, they became *ɣ, as in early Albic.
- In Balla, they became r [ʀ] (unvelarized *r merges with l).
- In Conni, they became h.
The Alpianic reflexes are clearly the most archaic.
The semivowels apparently did not change.
