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* /ɸ β/, or any stop except /t d/ + /l/; | * /ɸ β/, or any stop except /t d/ + /l/; | ||
* /ɸ β s z/, or any stop or nasal + /j w/; | * /ɸ β s z/, or any stop or nasal + /j w/; | ||
* In Graeco-Roman words origin which are only partially assimilated, other combinations such as /pn/ (e.g. '' | * In Graeco-Roman words origin which are only partially assimilated, other combinations such as /pn/ (e.g. ''pneumaticu''), /mn/ (e.g. ''mnemonicu''), /tm/ (e.g. ''tmesi''), and /ps/ (e.g. ''pseudo-'') occur. | ||
As an onset, the cluster /s/ + voiceless consonant is inherently unstable. Phonetically, word-internal s+C normally syllabifies as [s.C]. A competing analysis accepts that while the syllabification /s.C/ is accurate historically, modern retreat of i-[[w:Prothesis (linguistics)|prosthesis]] before word initial /s/+C (e.g. ''miþ isforza'' “with effort” has generally given way to ''miþ sforzȧ'') suggests that the structure is now underdetermined, with occurrence of /s.C/ or /.sC/ variable “according to the context and the idiosyncratic behaviour of the speakers.” | As an onset, the cluster /s/ + voiceless consonant is inherently unstable. Phonetically, word-internal s+C normally syllabifies as [s.C]. A competing analysis accepts that while the syllabification /s.C/ is accurate historically, modern retreat of i-[[w:Prothesis (linguistics)|prosthesis]] before word initial /s/+C (e.g. ''miþ isforza'' “with effort” has generally given way to ''miþ sforzȧ'') suggests that the structure is now underdetermined, with occurrence of /s.C/ or /.sC/ variable “according to the context and the idiosyncratic behaviour of the speakers.” | ||