Modern Windermere

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Modern Windermere is the sole modern descendant of Classical Windermere.

Diachronics

Phonological history

Grammatical history

  • Aspect and trigger largely become derivational devices.
  • Fusion of verb + pronoun; grammaticalization of auxiliaries, leading to a tense system.

Phonology

Morphology

Praveen's last idea for Tigal: auxiliary-based

Syntax

AuxSVO or maybe AuxAVE if ergative