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====Ī/J-Umlaut==== | ====Umlaut==== | ||
Ī/J-Umlaut (hereafter referred to merely as “Umlaut,” as no other types of Umlaut occur in the diachrony of the Valthungian language) occurs fairly early in comparison to some of the other Germanic languages, though it has some particular quirks that other Germanic languages lacked. | |||
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|rowspan=2 colspan=6| *''Where … can only cross<br />one syllable boundary.'' | |||
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“''A stressed back vowel becomes fronted when '''ī''' or '''j''' occurs in the following syllable.''” | |||
This rule remains productive in the grammar at least through the change of iu to ju, because short '''i''' does not trigger umlaut. However, the vowel in '''ju''' from earlier '''iu''' is not subject to umlaut. | |||
===Change of Word-Initial /j/ to /g/=== | ===Change of Word-Initial /j/ to /g/=== | ||