Phonological history of Valthungian
N.B.: This article uses a phonetic feature notation shorthand in which all described
features are limited to three characters. Please refer
to the legend here.
Changes from Griutungi & Gothic to Old Valthungian (ca. 300ᴀᴅ‒950ᴀᴅ)
Spirantisation I
| Spirantisation I: C[-snt][+vox] → [+cnt] / V,L}___{V,L | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date: | 300ᴀᴅ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Type: | Phonetic | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rule: | C[-snt][+vox] → [+cnt] / V,L}___{V,L “A voiced stop becomes continuant after a vowel or liquid when followed by a vowel or liquid.” | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Exhaustive: | b,d,g → β,ð,ɣ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes: | Already occurred in pre-Gothic and even Proto-Germanic (“Spirantisation 0”), but may not have included liquids in the environment. Allophonic at this stage. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Limit: | 450ᴀᴅ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Persistence: | Replaced by Spirantisation II | |||||||||||||||||||||