Chapter 15
WGm. *u and *o in coastal Dutch
Article outline
- 15.1Research history and preliminaries
- 15.1.1Research history
- 15.1.2On the presence vs. absence of an i-mutation factor
- 15.1.3On the allophones *u and *o
- 15.1.4On closed and open syllables
- 15.1.5On the graphemics of rounded vowels
- 15.2Unrounding of *ü
- 15.2.1Unrounding in closed syllable
- 15.2.2Flemish unrounding before rC
- 15.2.3Unrounding in open syllable
- 15.2.4Alleged evidence to be dismissed
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Interpretation of op and schop
- 15.2.5Summary and interpretation
- a.In closed syllable
- b.In open syllable
- c.General conclusions
- d.On the geographic distinction between i and e
- 15.3Fronting of *u and *o in coastal Dutch
- 15.3.1Short vowel
- A.With i-mutation
- 1.
p, b
- 3.
t, d
- 4.
s, z
- 5.
k, g
- 6.
cht
- 8.
mC and nC
- 9.
l
- B.Without i-mutation
- 1.
p, b
- 2.
f,v
- 3.
t, d
- 4.
s(s)
- 5.
k,g,ch
- 6.
cht
- 8.
mC and nC
- 9.
l(C)
- 15.3.2Lengthened vowel
- A.With i-mutation
- 1.
p, b
- 2.
f, v
- 3.
t, d
- 4.
s, z
- 5.
k, g, ch
- 7.
m,n
- 9.
l
- 10.
r
- B.Without i-mutation
- 1.
p, b
- 2.
f, v
- 3.
t, d
- 4.
s, z
- 5.
k, g
- 7.
m, n
- 9.
l
- 10.
r
- 15.3.3Etymological variation between /u/ and /ü/
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15.3.4Summaries
- Summary 1.The coastal Dutch distribution compared with WGm. i-mutation
- Summary 2.The coastal Dutch distribution compared with West Germanic a-mutation
- Summary 3.Vowel distribution according to the following consonant
- A.Before labial obstruents
- B.Before m
- C.Before dental obstruents
- D.Before n
- E.Before n plus dental consonant
- F.Before l
- G.Before r
- H.Before velar obstruents
- I.Before n plus velar stop
- J.Conclusions
- Summary 4.Geographic distribution of the fronted vowel reflexes
- 15.3.5Interpretation
- The main factor: Old Dutch *u
- Geography
- Relative chronology
- General conclusion
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Notes