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In compound words, the vowel length in each component is independent from the other component words. For example, under normal rules, the ''-u-'' in ''Guþþyde'' "Gothede" (< ''Gud'' "God" + ''þyde'' "slave") would be expected to be pronounced short due to being followed by two orthographic consonants. However, since it is followed by a single consonant in ''Guþ-'', it is in fact pronounced long. <!--This applies even if the vowel is short in the original word due to a following ''-j-''.--> | In compound words, the vowel length in each component is independent from the other component words. For example, under normal rules, the ''-u-'' in ''Guþþyde'' "Gothede" (< ''Gud'' "God" + ''þyde'' "slave") would be expected to be pronounced short due to being followed by two orthographic consonants. However, since it is followed by a single consonant in ''Guþ-'', it is in fact pronounced long. <!--This applies even if the vowel is short in the original word due to a following ''-j-''.--> | ||
===Historical phonology=== | |||
====Gothic to Middle Gothedish==== | |||
*Nasalization of geminate voiced plosives. | |||
*C + j > geminate palatalized consonant | |||
*Unstressed vowel reduction. | |||
====Middle Gothedish to Modern Gothedish==== | |||
*Diphthongization of long high vowels. | |||
*Vowel lengthening in stressed, unchecked syllables and shortening in unstressed/checked syllables. | |||
*Palatalization of velars before (and sometimes after) front vowels. | |||
*Further vowel reduction and palatalization. | |||
*Hardening of voiced fricatives. | |||
*Labiovelars > Labials (except /w/). | |||
*Analogical leveling. | |||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||