Anglecymrāeg: Difference between revisions
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! rowspan=3| '''''w''''' | ! rowspan=3| '''''w''''' | ||
| /ʊ/ | | /ʊ/ | ||
| It is unclear why this vowel sound came into use, being favored over the Welsh /ʉ/, but it is possible that the influx of the Anglo-Saxons brought about this change. This would figure into the phonological history, with the only hypothesis being that the /ʊ/ was somewhat similar to /ø/ and found a sort of compromise. | | It is unclear why this vowel sound came into use, being favored over the Welsh /ʉ/, but it is possible that the influx of the Anglo-Saxons brought about this change. This would figure into the phonological history, with the only hypothesis being that the /ʊ/ was somewhat similar to /ø/ and found a sort of compromise. | ||
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| /w/ | | /w/ | ||
| The '''''w''''' only takes on a consonant value when occurring before another vowel. | | The '''''w''''' only takes on a consonant value when occurring before another vowel. | ||
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| /ʊw/ | | /ʊw/ | ||
| Only when occurring word-finally. | | Only when occurring word-finally. | ||
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