Re: labio-velars to labials, but reverse?

Article View: sci.lang

Article #2082

#2082

From: John S. Robertson
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1993 21:29

16 lines
1204 bytes

In article <memo.842322@cix.compulink.co.uk>, petex@cix.compulink.co.uk
(Peter Christian) wrote:
> 
> In-Reply-To: <robrtsnj-311292101210@peirce.byu.edu> robrtsnj@yvax.byu.edu (John S. Robertson)
> 
> I am right in assuming Latin quinque shows assimilation rather than a
> genuine p > kw?
> 
> Peter
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Peter Christian               peter@gold.ac.uk
>                               petex@cix.compulink.co.uk
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Yes. I think it's assimilation--anticipating the future kw.
John

Technical Details

Message-ID: <robrtsnj-050193143228@peirce.byu.edu>

Path:

arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!qt.cs.utexas.edu!yale.edu!ira.uka.de!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!hamblin.math.byu.edu!yvax.byu.edu!peirce.byu.edu!user

References: <memo.842322@cix.compulink.co.uk>

Show Full Headers

Complete Article Headers

Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!qt.cs.utexas.edu!yale.edu!ira.uka.de!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!hamblin.math.byu.edu!yvax.byu.edu!peirce.byu.edu!user
Newsgroups: sci.lang
Subject: Re: labio-velars to labials, but reverse?
Message-ID: <robrtsnj-050193143228@peirce.byu.edu>
From: robrtsnj@yvax.byu.edu (John S. Robertson)
Date: 5 Jan 93 14:29:25 -0700
Followup-To: sci.lang
References: <memo.842322@cix.compulink.co.uk>
Distribution: world
Organization: Brigham Young University
Nntp-Posting-Host: peirce.byu.edu
Lines: 16

Reply to Parent Message