Gothic <r> and Old High German <r>: Implications from phonological patterning
This article reconstructs the archaic Germanic rhotic by examining a natural class pattern common to Gothic and Old High German (OHG). Specifically, I argue that the sounds represented by the graphemes <r> and <h> patterned as [high] segments. Due to the Obligatory Contour Principle, tho...
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| Language: | English |
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Open Library of Humanities
2019-07-01
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| Series: | Glossa |
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| Online Access: | https://www.glossa-journal.org/articles/792 |