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====Lexicalization of East Germanic Clitics==== | ====Lexicalization of East Germanic Clitics==== | ||
Several clitics that were common in earlier East Germanic languages became lexicalized, usually optionally. Often, words commonly combined with the clitics existed in two forms, leading to sometimes dramatic sound changes later on, e.g. ''þōzī'' ‘they who’ (Gothic ''þōzei'') became optionally ''þōzī'' or ''þōs ī,'' which after [[Umlaut]] became ''þø̄zī'' [θøːziː] and ''þōs ī'' [θou̯s iː], and eventually modern Valthungian ''þœ̄ži'' [θø̞ːʒi] and ''þōs ī'' [θau̯s iː]. | Several clitics that were common in earlier East Germanic languages became lexicalized, usually optionally. Often, words commonly combined with the clitics existed in two forms, leading to sometimes dramatic sound changes later on, e.g. ''þōzī'' ‘they who’ (Gothic ''þōzei'') became optionally ''þōzī'' or ''þōs ī,'' which after [[Old_Valthungian#Umlaut|Umlaut]] became ''þø̄zī'' [θøːziː] and ''þōs ī'' [θou̯s iː], and eventually modern Valthungian ''þœ̄ži'' [θø̞ːʒi] and ''þōs ī'' [θau̯s iː]. | ||
'''-ī# → #ī#'''<br /> | '''-ī# → #ī#'''<br /> | ||
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'''-hun# → #hun#'''<br /> | '''-hun# → #hun#'''<br /> | ||
'''#ga- → #ga#''' | '''#ga- → #ga#''' | ||
====Cliticization of Prepositions, Particles, and Determiners==== | ====Cliticization of Prepositions, Particles, and Determiners==== | ||
While these clitics were lexicalizing, other particles – mainly pronouns, prepositions, and determiners – were fusing. Particularly combinations of prepositions followed by articles or pronouns, and dative pronouns followed by accusative pronouns. (More about this later.) | |||
===Changes to Geminate Consonants=== | ===Changes to Geminate Consonants=== | ||