Carrick/History: Difference between revisions

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===Late Carrick===
===Late Carrick===
* medial ''s'' > ''h'' before ''p, k, t'' (''sisp > sihp'')
* medial ''s'' > ''h'' before ''p, k, t'' (''sisp > sihp'')
* ''h'' is lost before a consonant or pause, causing the preceding vowel to lengthen (e.g. ''saneh > saneː'', ''sihp > siːp''
* long vowels break: ''aː > au, æː > ai, eː > je, øː > oy, ɔː > ou, oː > wo, œː> jo, iː > ei, y > ey, u > eu'' (e.g. ''ɔːdu > oudu'').
* long vowels break: ''aː > au, æː > ai, eː > je, øː > oy, ɔː > ou, oː > wo, œː> jo, iː > ei, y > ey, u > eu'' (e.g. ''ɔːdu > oudu, siːp > seip, gjaːl > gjaul'').
* ''ɣ'' merges with ''h'' (< ''s'') (e.g. ''selɣ'' > ''selha''
* ''h'' is lost, with lengthening of preceding vowel:
** before a consonant (e.g. ''sihp > siːp'')
** between a consonant and a vowel (e.g. ''selha > seːla'')
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