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* Analogical levelling of irregular forms or substitution by diminutives etc, e.g. ''auris > auricula > oricla''.
* Analogical levelling of irregular forms or substitution by diminutives etc, e.g. ''auris > auricula > oricla''.


===Vulgar Latin Changes===
===Vulgar Latin Changes===
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* Assimilation of ''ns'' > ''s'' with compensatory lengthening, e.g. ''mensa > mēsa > mẹsa''
* Assimilation of ''ns'' > ''s'' with compensatory lengthening, e.g. ''mensa > mēsa > mẹsa''
* Assimilation of ''rs > ss'', e.g. ''ursus > ussu''
* Assimilation of ''rs > ss'', e.g. ''ursus > ussu''
* Assimilation of ''quu'' > ''cu'', e.g. ''coquus > koku''
* Loss of vowel quantity
* Loss of vowel quantity
* Palatalisation of all consonants before /j/, e.g. ''ratione > ratsone''
* Palatalisation of all consonants before /j/, e.g. ''ratione > ratsone''
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** ''g > k > kh''
** ''g > k > kh''
** ''gu > q(u) > qh(u)'' /kʷ/
** ''gu > q(u) > qh(u)'' /kʷ/
*** ''kuV'' and ''khuV'' merge with ''q, qh'', e.g. ''phinkue > phinqe''
* Affricate /d͡ʒ/ (from L. ''j, gi'') becomes /t͡ʃ/.
* Affricate /d͡ʒ/ (from L. ''j, gi'') becomes /t͡ʃ/.
* Voiced fricatives /z/ and /β/ (from intervocalic allophones of ''s, v, b'') are devoiced to /s/ and /ɸ/, the latter merging with ''f'', e.g. ''bibere > pifere'', ''casa'' /kaːza/ > ''khaesa''.
* Voiced fricatives /z/ and /β/ (from intervocalic allophones of ''s, v, b'') are devoiced to /s/ and /ɸ/, the latter merging with ''f'', e.g. ''bibere > pifere'', ''casa'' /kaːza/ > ''khaesa''.
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===Middle Pulqer Changes===
===Middle Pulqer Changes===
* ''q, qh > p, ph'' before ''a, au'', e.g. ''linqa > limpa''.
* Geminate resonants (''ll, rr, nn, mm'') are preoccluded (> ''tl, tr, tn, pm'', e.g. ''khapallu > khapatlu''.
* Geminate resonants (''ll, rr, nn, mm'') are preoccluded (> ''tl, tr, tn, pm'', e.g. ''khapallu > khapatlu''.
* Excrescent ''t'' is inserted between other resonants or between ''s'' + resonant, e.g. ''esre > estre,   
* Excrescent ''t'' is inserted between other resonants or between ''s'' + resonant, e.g. ''esre > estre,   
* Final vowels are lost, e.g. ''mueru > muer''  
* Final vowels are lost, e.g. ''mueru > muer''  
* ''vh'' merges with ''f''
* ''f'' becomes ''h'', e.g. ''filtś > hiltś''
* ''f'' becomes ''h'', e.g. ''filtś > hiltś''
** ''f'' is probably already lost before ''u'', e.g. ''fulpr > ulpr''
** ''f'' is probably already lost before ''u'', e.g. ''fulpr > ulpr''
** new medial ''h'' is quickly lost or moves to the front of the word, e.g. ''ifant > ihant > hiant'')
** new medial ''h'' is quickly lost or moves to the front of the word, e.g. ''ifant > ihant > hiant'')
** ''mf'' (< earlier ''mvh <'' L. ''nqu, ngu'') > ''mp'', e.g. ''limf > limpf > limp''
** ''sf'' (< earlier ''svh'' < L. ''squ'') > ''sp'', e.g. ''svhaem > spaem''
* Remaining geminate consonants simplified, e.g. ''khatth > khath''
* Remaining geminate consonants simplified, e.g. ''khatth > khath''
* ''r'' and ''l'' become unstable, the former usually preferred in pre-vocalic position and the latter in post-vocalic position, e.g. ''phlutś > phrutś''.
* ''r'' and ''l'' become unstable, the former usually preferred in pre-vocalic position and the latter in post-vocalic position, e.g. ''phlutś > phrutś''.
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