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===Historical phonology=== | ===Historical phonology=== | ||
====Gothic to | ====Gothic to Old Gothedish==== | ||
*Nasalization of geminate voiced plosives. | *Nasalization of geminate voiced plosives. | ||
*C + j > geminate palatalized consonant | *C + j > geminate palatalized consonant | ||
*Unstressed vowel reduction. | *Unstressed vowel shortening reduction. | ||
==== | ====Old Gothedish to Middle Gothedish==== | ||
*Diphthongization of long high vowels. | *Diphthongization of long high vowels. | ||
*Palatalization of velars before (and sometimes after) front vowels. | *Palatalization of velars before (and sometimes after) front vowels. | ||
*Further vowel reduction and | *Further vowel reduction. | ||
====Middle Gothedish to Modern Gothedish==== | |||
*Vowel lengthening in stressed, unchecked syllables and shortening in checked syllables. | |||
*Partial loss of unstressed vowels. | |||
*Hardening of voiced fricatives. | *Hardening of voiced fricatives. | ||
*Labiovelars > Labials (except /w/). | *Labiovelars > Labials (except /w/). | ||