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On the chronology and the phonetics of the change o > u in final closed syllables in Latin

Ittzés, Máté (2015) On the chronology and the phonetics of the change o > u in final closed syllables in Latin. Indogermanische Forschungen, 120 (1). pp. 329-342. ISSN 1613-0405

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Abstract

It has generally been assumed that the Old Latin vowel weakening o > u in final closed syllables occurred before word‑final m and word‑final s at the same time. The present article argues that this assumption is incorrect, since the inscriptional evidence clearly shows that the change before m took place later than before s. This chronological difference is due to the different phonetic properties of ‑om [‑õ] and ‑os [‑os]. It is also suggested that, at least in some cases, the sound change ‑om > ‑um could have had analogical support as well.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: P Language and Literature / nyelvészet és irodalom > P0 Philology. Linguistics / filológia, nyelvészet
P Language and Literature / nyelvészet és irodalom > P0 Philology. Linguistics / filológia, nyelvészet > P140 Historical linguistics / nyelvtörténet, történeti nyelvtan
P Language and Literature / nyelvészet és irodalom > PA Classical philology / klasszika-filológia
P Language and Literature / nyelvészet és irodalom > PA Classical philology / klasszika-filológia > PA20 Latin / latin filológia
Depositing User: Dr. Máté Ittzés
Date Deposited: 24 Mar 2016 08:21
Last Modified: 07 Nov 2016 00:15
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/34491

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