Húsnorsk: Difference between revisions
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==Development== | ==Development== | ||
Húsnorsk's phonological history is, for the most part, deeply understood. The development of certain consonants and vowels isn't fully understood, such as the mechanism behind | Húsnorsk's phonological history is, for the most part, deeply understood. The development of certain consonants and vowels isn't fully understood, such as the mechanism behind Old Norse initial /x/ to Nygadsnorsk /k/, which is extremely poorly understood as it's not known what caused it nor where it happens. | ||
The following are the reconstructed phonological and grammatical changes between Old West Norse and Húsnorsk. Grammatical changes will be indented. | The following are the reconstructed phonological and grammatical changes between Old West Norse and Húsnorsk. Grammatical changes will be indented. | ||
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*/-u̯/ to /-y̯/ after round vowels (so /øu/ > /øy/) | */-u̯/ to /-y̯/ after round vowels (so /øu/ > /øy/) | ||
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*coda geminates to /ʰC/ when voiceless, to a fricative when voiced, and nasals to /PN/ (/n:/ > /tn/) | *coda geminates to /ʰC/ when voiceless, to a fricative when voiced, and nasals to /PN/ (/n:/ > /tn/) | ||
**-ðr-/-nn- paradigm leveled to -ðr- throughout | **-ðr-/-nn- paradigm leveled to -ðr- throughout | ||
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*/rː/ to /ʒ/ | */rː/ to /ʒ/ | ||
*Devoicing of stops in contact with /s/ | *Devoicing of stops in contact with /s/ | ||
*splitting of /eː/ into /je/, this isn't a complete sound change. | *splitting of /eː/ into /je/, this isn't a complete sound change. | ||
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*/iu, eu/ > /ju/ | */iu, eu/ > /ju/ | ||
*coda geminates shorten | *coda geminates shorten | ||
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***Long: /ɪi, e̞i, ʏy, ø̞y, ʊu, o̞u, au/ | ***Long: /ɪi, e̞i, ʏy, ø̞y, ʊu, o̞u, au/ | ||
*Consonants followed by /f, s/ become aspirated. (see Old Norse "því" to Jagsnorska /tʰɪi/, through an intermediate /tfiː/) | *Consonants followed by /f, s/ become aspirated. (see Old Norse "því" to Jagsnorska /tʰɪi/, through an intermediate /tfiː/) | ||
*The odd /gl̩/ (still [ɣl]) becomes /i̯l/ | *The odd /gl̩/ (still [ɣl]) becomes /i̯l/ | ||