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Linguistics: English Etymology
Quiz 4: General Kinds of Sound Change
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Term
Del
Vowel Syncope
Definition
eng.famIly, memOry
lat. fabUlare>sp.hablar
Term
Del
Vowel Apocope
Definition
OE monA>engl.moon
Term
Del.
Vowel Aphaeresis
Definition
Lat. Apotheca> Sp.Bodega
Lat. Episcopus> Eng.bishop
Term
Del
Consonant Deletion w/ Compensatory Lengthening
Definition
Pre-Eng. *gans > *gons > OE gs ‘goose’
Term
Inser.
Vowel Prothesis
Definition
Lat.Sch(h)ola>Sp. Escuela

prothetic vowel before all s-clusters
Term
Insert.

Vowel Anaptyxis (Svarabhakti)
Definition
athlete

Helping extra vowel.
Term
assimilation

Total Contact Regressive Assimilation
Definition
Lat.septem  > Ital.sette  ‘seven’
Lat.octo  > Ital.otto  ‘eight’



The k is to the left of the t, which conditions the change, thus the change is regressive.
The k is immediately adjacent to the t, hence this is a contact change. The k assumes all
the features of the conditioning t, becoming itself a t, hence the assimilation is total.
Term
assimilation

Total Contact Progressive Assimilation
Definition
OE myln>Eng. mill
Term
Assimilation

partial contact regressive assimilation
Definition
pre lat. in 'un-' + possibilis 'possible'> Lat. iMPossibilis 'impossible'

Assimilation in point of articulation to the following labial stop, while all other features
remain the same (nasality, etc.). Hence—partial assimilation.
Term
Assimilation

Partial Contact Progressive Assimilation
Definition
eng. walked (d>t/voicelss C___)
eng. dogs (s>z/voiced C_______)
Term
Assimilation

Distant Assimilation
Definition
PIE *penkue>Lat.kWinKue
Term
Assimilation

Vowel Umlaut
Definition
Lat. Mulina>Pre-OE *mulin>*mylin>OE Myln 'mill' (i-umlaut +syncope)
Term
Assimilation

Palatalization
Definition
always before a front vowel
Term
PIE *gwEn(a)h>PSlav *DZen>Russ, Zena
Definition
g>dZ
Term
Palatalization
PIE*Kmtom>Lat.centum>Ital.cento
Definition
k>c
Term
Palatalization

PSlav.*diku>pol.Dzik 'wild boar"
Definition
d>dz
Term
Palatalization

Lat. Lacte>Laite>Sp.Leche 'milk'
Definition
T> c
Term
Palatalization

PSlav. *ti>Pol.ci
Definition
t>c
Term
Palatalization

Pslva. *se>Pol.sie
Definition
s>S
Term
Palatalization

Word Final Devoicing
Definition
PGrm*Hundraz> Germ HUND "hound"
Term
Lenition (Weakening)

Lat. aptotheca>osp.Abodega>Sp.Bodega
Definition
VpV > VbV > VV
VtV > VdV > VðV
VkV > VgV > VV
Term
Lenition

PIE *bhrater>PCelt.*bratir>oIr.Brathair.IrBrother
Definition
VpV > VfV (> VhV > VV > V:)
VtV > VV (> VhV > VV > V:)
VkV > VhV (> VV > V:)
Term
Lenition

Pie*pater>PrCelt*atar>OIr.athair>Ir 'father"
Definition
p >  > f > h > ø
Term
Lenition

PIE *sal-.Grk.hal-s
Definition
S>H
Term
Rhotacism

Lat. Flos_> genitive sg. Flor-is
Definition
VsV>VzV>VrV
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