Pre-Húsnorsk: Difference between revisions

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*Word final ē in Proto-Norse develops into ī in Pre-Húsnorsk, but remains as ē elsewhere.

*stressed e breaks into ja, unless following w or r

*j lost word initially, and w lost before round vowels

*I and U umlaut begin: (causes the loss of /i, u/, and the shortening of /iː, uː/, when the /i, u/ is nasal, the nasalization spreads)

**with i: /e, ɛ, a, u, o/ > /i, e, ɛ, y, ø/

**with u: /i, e, ɛ, a, o/ > /y, ø, œ, ɔ, u/

**with i and u: /e, ɛ, a, o/ > /y, ø, œ, y/

**A unique feature of Húsnorsk is i-umlauted /i/ and u-umlauted /u/, these undergo breaking to /je/ and /wo/,

*/au/ and /øy/ merge to /øy/

*coda /l/ had likely developed into /ʟ/ by Old Húsnorsk

*j lost word initially, and w lost before round vowels

*At some point, /NC/ becomes /CC/ (eg. mp, mb, nt, nd, nk, ng > pp, bb, tt, dd, kk, gg)

*A notable feature is the seeming initial devoicing of approximants, thus losing the distinction between r/hr, l/hl, and w/hw. It's believed to be devoicing due to early descriptions by Swedish scholars. ("A people who cannot pronounce their initial Rs, Ls, and Ws without breath")

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 *Word final ē in Proto-Norse develops into ī in Pre-Húsnorsk, but remains as ē elsewhere.
 *stressed e breaks into ja, unless following w or r
+*j lost word initially, and w lost before round vowels
 *I and U umlaut begin: (causes the loss of /i, u/, and the shortening of /iː, uː/, when the /i, u/ is nasal, the nasalization spreads)
 **with i: /e, ɛ, a, u, o/ > /i, e, ɛ, y, ø/
 **with u: /i, e, ɛ, a, o/ > /y, ø, œ, ɔ, u/
 **with i and u: /e, ɛ, a, o/ > /y, ø, œ, y/
+**A unique feature of Húsnorsk is i-umlauted /i/ and u-umlauted /u/, these undergo breaking to /je/ and /wo/,
 */au/ and /øy/ merge to /øy/
 *coda /l/ had likely developed into /ʟ/ by Old Húsnorsk
-*j lost word initially, and w lost before round vowels
 *At some point, /NC/ becomes /CC/ (eg. mp, mb, nt, nd, nk, ng > pp, bb, tt, dd, kk, gg)
 *A notable feature is the seeming initial devoicing of approximants, thus losing the distinction between r/hr, l/hl, and w/hw. It's believed to be devoicing due to early descriptions by Swedish scholars. ("A people who cannot pronounce their initial Rs, Ls, and Ws without breath")