Re: Brithenig diphthongs (was: Yiddish influences in Brithenig)

[Andrew Smith <hobbit@mail.earthlight.co.nz>]

On Tue, 12 May 1998, Raymond A. Brown wrote:

> >> Yeah - I think three possibilities for {ae} and {oe}
> >> i. The diphthongs fall together with {ai} and {oi} as /ai/ & /oi/
> >>respectively;
> >> ii. They developed (as in certain South Walian dialects) to /a:/ and /o:/;
> >> iii. Their development was not uniform in Brithenig, some dialects merging
> >> them with /ai/ and /oi/, others developing "long diphthongs" like Dutch
> >> {aai} and {ooi}. i.e. /a:i/ and /o:i/, while others developed simply the
> >> long vowels /a:/ and /o:/.
> >>
> >> The third is the one I'd favor, with /a:i/ & /o:i/ perhaps being looked
> >> upon as "official".  Similar long diphthongs also occurred in ancient
>
If ae and oe are long diphthongs/vowels in some dialects does this mean
the stress has shifted?

- andrew. 

Andrew Smith                                  <hobbit@earthlight.co.nz>

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