Scots Norse: Difference between revisions
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The development of Scots Norse is one of the best understood aspects of the language, owing to its extreme divergence being an interest to linguists. | The development of Scots Norse is one of the best understood aspects of the language, owing to its extreme divergence being an interest to linguists. | ||
===Pre-Scots Norse=== | ===Pre-Scots Norse=== | ||
*/ɣ/ > /g/ | |||
::<small>ON.</small> {{l|non|aga}} /ɑ.ɣɑ/ > <small>Pre-ScNo.</small> /ɑ.ɡɑ/ (later /ɑː.ɡə/) | |||
*/rl/ > /lː/ | |||
::<small>ON.</small> {{l|non|jarl}} /jɑrl/ > <small>Pre-ScNo.</small> /jɑlː/ (later /jɑl/) | |||
*lengthening of stressed vowels in open syllables | *lengthening of stressed vowels in open syllables | ||
::<small>ON.</small> {{l|non|beðr}} /be.ðr̩/ > <small>Pre-ScNo.</small> /beː.ðr̩/ (later /beː.də/) | |||
*/ɔ/ > /ø/ | */ɔ/ > /ø/ | ||
::<small>ON.</small> {{l|non|nǫs}} /nɔs/ > <small>Pre-ScNo.</small> /nøs/ | |||
*loss of gemination of non-sonorants. Geminated sonorants are also shortened when word-final. | *loss of gemination of non-sonorants. Geminated sonorants are also shortened when word-final. | ||
::<small>ON.</small> {{l|non|þykkr}} /θyk.kr̩/ > <small>Pre-ScNo.</small> /θy.kr̩/ (later /ty.kə/) | |||
*final /r̩/ and nominal singular /ɑr, ir/ > /ə/ | *final /r̩/ and nominal singular /ɑr, ir/ > /ə/ | ||
::<small>ON.</small> {{l|non|askr}} /ɑs.kr̩/ > <small>Pre-ScNo.</small> /ɑs.kə/ | |||
::<small>ON.</small> {{l|non|systir}} /sys.tir/ > <small>Pre-ScNo.</small> /sys.tə/ | |||
*final front vowels > /ʲə/, final back vowels to /ə/ | *final front vowels > /ʲə/, final back vowels to /ə/ | ||
::<small>ON.</small> {{l|non|bogi}} /bo.ɡi/ > <small>Pre-ScNo.</small> /boː.ɡʲə/ | |||
*hl, hv, hr > l, v, r | *hl, hv, hr > l, v, r | ||
::<small>ON.</small> {{l|non|hvelpr}} /hwel.pr̩/ > <small>Pre-ScNo.</small> /vel.pə/ | |||
*/w/ > /v/, causing /f/ [v] to merge back with [f] | */w/ > /v/, causing /f/ [v] to merge back with [f]. | ||
::<small>ON.</small> {{l|non|vestr}} /wes.tr̩/ > <small>Pre-ScNo.</small> /ves.tə/ | |||
::<small>ON.</small> {{l|non|arfa}} [ɑr.vɑ] > <small>Pre-ScNo.</small> [ɑr.fɑ] | |||
*/θ, ð/ > /t, d/, with a few cases of /θ, ð/ > /f, v/ | */θ, ð/ > /t, d/, with a few cases of /θ, ð/ > /f, v/ | ||
*diphthong flattening, /øy, ɒu, ɛi/ > /øː, øː, eː/ | *diphthong flattening, /øy, ɒu, ɛi/ > /øː, øː, eː/ | ||