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====Vocalisation of laryngeals==== | ====Vocalisation of laryngeals==== | ||
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#Similar to the geographically close Greek, the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals are reflected as three different vowels. | #Similar to the geographically close Greek, the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals are reflected as three different vowels. | ||
##Before a consonant and between consonants the laryngeals are vocalised /e/, /a/, /o/, ← ''*h₁, *h₂, *h₃''. | |||
##A PIE laryngeal ''*H'' will colour a nearby ''*e'' (1,2,3 → e,a,o) and lengthen it except for the sequence ''-VHR-'' which becomes ''-VRR-''. | ##A PIE laryngeal ''*H'' will colour a nearby ''*e'' (1,2,3 → e,a,o) and lengthen it except for the sequence ''-VHR-'' which becomes ''-VRR-''. | ||
##:''phrā́tēr'' ‘brother’ < EPH ''bʰrā́tēr'' < PIE ''*bʰréh₂tēr'' | ##:''phrā́tēr'' ‘brother’ < EPH ''bʰrā́tēr'' < PIE ''*bʰréh₂tēr'' | ||
##:''ōphes'' ‘serpent’ < EPH ''*ōpʰis'' < PIE ''*h₃egʰʷis'' | ##:''ōphes'' ‘serpent’ < EPH ''*ōpʰis'' < PIE ''*h₃egʰʷis'' | ||
##:''thémmi'' ‘I say’ < IE ''*ḱéh₁mi'' | ##:''thémmi'' ‘I say’ < IE ''*ḱéh₁mi'' | ||
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(This needs through-thinking when less tired. Why would we let *H -> vowel after a vowel? Isn't it easier to just > ø and lengthen vowel to compensate?) | (This needs through-thinking when less tired. Why would we let *H -> vowel after a vowel? Isn't it easier to just > ø and lengthen vowel to compensate?) | ||
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##IE ''*h₃'' becomes ''o'' between vowels; before a consonant ''o'' unless preceded by a resonant whereupon ''ō'' | ##IE ''*h₃'' becomes ''o'' between vowels; before a consonant ''o'' unless preceded by a resonant whereupon ''ō'' | ||
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#ASSUME GREEK TRIPLE REFLEX | |||
====Short vowels==== | ====Short vowels==== | ||
#The short vowel system inherited from Late Indo-European remained surprisingly stable with only a raising of IE ''*o'' to u and a diphthongisation of IE ''*e'' in some phonological contexts. | #The short vowel system inherited from Late Indo-European remained surprisingly stable with only a raising of IE ''*o'' to u and a diphthongisation of IE ''*e'' in some phonological contexts. | ||
Revision as of 02:28, 20 July 2014
Phonology
Vowels
Vocalisation of laryngeals
- ASSUME GREEK TRIPLE REFLEX
Short vowels
- The short vowel system inherited from Late Indo-European remained surprisingly stable with only a raising of IE *o to u and a diphthongisation of IE *e in some phonological contexts.
- IE *a was preserved as a
- IE *o was preserved as o except between a resonant and a labial where it was raised to u.
- bori ‘hill’ < IE *gʷor̥
- nyps ‘night’ < EPH *núpts < IE *nókʷts
- IE *e was preserved initially as e.
- thémmi ‘I say’ < IE *ḱéh₁mi
- EPH *e would later diphthongise into je between a resonant and a consonant.
- khirjéthōi ‘harder’ < LPH *χĭrjéθōi < EPH *χrétʲōi < IE *kret-yō-s
- IE *i yields i.
- limpimos ‘we allow’ < EPH *linpimós < IE *linkʷm̥ós
- IE *u was preserved as u