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====Final Unstr. Long Vowel Shortening==== | ====Final Unstr. Long Vowel Shortening==== | ||
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V[+lng][-str] > [-lng] / __# | |||
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''Unstressed long vowels are shortened when word-final.'' | |||
E.g.<br /> | |||
<nowiki>*</nowiki>*bʰérō ‘I carry’, *dʰogʰʷṓ ‘day’ (instr.) ><br /> | |||
<nowiki>*</nowiki>bérō, *dágō ><br /> | |||
<nowiki>*</nowiki>bero, *dago ><br /> | |||
Gothic ''baira'', ''daga'' | |||
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