week 8 Flashcards
1
Q
Status OE
A
4 dialects, west Saxon is standard b/c that was dialect of king
2
Q
Characteristics of revived English
A
No spelling standard
thorn, wynn and eth retired
3
Q
Major sound changes
A
j-glide
short vowels lengthened before nasal clusters (child, children)
open syllable lengthening in 2 syllable words (cranas-crane)
long vowels shortened in closed syllables consisting of consonant clusters (keep v kept)
h-dropping
Loss of ch sound in unstressed syllables (ic to I)
Loss of w between s and t (sweoster-sister)
appearance of vzth in initial and final positions
