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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><br></p>From: <span class="gI"><span class="gD">Hellinckx Luc</span> <span class="go"><a href="mailto:luc.hellinckx@gmail.com">luc.hellinckx@gmail.com</a></span></span><a href="mailto:hannehinz@t-online.de" target="_blank"></a><br>
Subject: <span class="gI">LL-L "Phonology"</span><br>
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Beste Hannelore,<div><br><div><div>You wrote about metathesis:</div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div style><div><big><font size="3">
Hm, jüst tau rechten Tied noch 'n Gedanken, denn müßt dat je ok bi
Nedderdüütsch so taugahn...?<br></font></big></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>How do you pronounce "grass" (E) in Low Saxon? </div><div><br></div><div>Plenty
of Lowlands dialects realise something along the lines of "ga(r)s,
ge(r)s". The pair "græs, gærs" already existed in Old English by the
way, metathesis is old and pretty universal. This is the kind of stuff
language architects love to straighten out. Maybe they were more active
in Northern Germany than elsewhere?</div><div><br></div><div>Regarding plant names, I just discovered that a huge database of Dutch plantnames is now accessible online:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/pland/" target="_blank">PLAND</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>According
to the makers, it's the biggest in its sort (worldwide) and contains
everything that has been published since the early 19th century. Mapping
is also provided and the interface works really well. Moreover, all
extra user input is very much appreciated.</div><div><br></div><div>Kind greetings,</div><div><br></div><div>Luc Hellinckx, Halle, Belgium</div></div></div><i><br>
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