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''Quinn's Law'' (ii) | ''Quinn's Law'' (ii) | ||
Quinn's law was first formulated by Nathanel Quinn to explain certain irregularities in the inherited lexicon. It states that /g/ before /h₂/ gave -gʰa- as a result of leftwards aspiration assimilation in the earliest stages of Dephinian. | Quinn's law was first formulated by Nathanel Quinn (Quinn 2009: 103 n. 1) to explain certain irregularities in the inherited lexicon. It states that /g/ before /h₂/ gave -gʰa- as a result of leftwards aspiration assimilation in the earliest stages of Dephinian. | ||
:PIE *dʰugh₂tḗr > *dugʰh₂tḗr > *dugʰátēr > Deph δυχάτηρ /duˈχɑteːr/ ‘daughter’ instead of expected **δυγατηρ < **dhugátēr. | :PIE *dʰugh₂tḗr > *dugʰh₂tḗr > *dugʰátēr > Deph δυχάτηρ /duˈχɑteːr/ ‘daughter’ instead of expected **δυγατηρ < **dhugátēr. | ||