Pronunciation of 'g' in '-ogo' and 'ego'

[Paul B. Gallagher]

Michael S. Flier wrote:

> Dear John and Will,
> 
> The problem with an explanation dependent on morphological influence 
> alone is that it doesn't account for the linguistic geography of the 
> development of the ending -/ogo/ > -/ovo/.  In my 1983 article on the 
> Russian desinence -/ovo/, I assumed the relevance of the central Slavic 
> lenition of */g/ to /Y/ (=voiced velar fricative gamma). ...

[snip]

Well done. Accounts well for the evidence, makes verifiable predictions 
that are substantiated by otherwise inexplicable data, integrates both 
phonological and morphological factors. I'm very impressed.

-- 
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Paul B. Gallagher
pbg translations, inc.
"Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
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