Modern Windermere: Difference between revisions
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Revision as of 02:44, 11 January 2018
Modern Windermere is the sole modern descendant of Classical Windermere.
Diachronics
Phonological history
Grammatical history
- Aspect and trigger largely become derivational devices, cf. the development of PIE aspects and Semitic binyanim.
- Grammaticalization of conjugated auxiliaries, leading to a tense system.
Phonology
ə > 0 after aspirated consonants
r > ɹ
Consonants
Vowels
Stress
Stress is almost always final, but can be non-final in function words.
Morphology
Praveen's last idea for Tigal: auxiliary-based
Auxiliaries
Syntax
AuxSVO or maybe AuxAVE if ergative