14.2184, Qs: Old Latin; Latin; Old French

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-14-2184. Mon Aug 18 2003. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 14.2184, Qs: Old Latin; Latin; Old French

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1)
Date:  Sat, 16 Aug 2003 16:53:08 +0000
From:  Ric Morris <rmorris at mtsu.edu>
Subject:  Old Latin vowel deletion

2)
Date:  Sat, 16 Aug 2003 16:56:19 +0000
From:  Ric Morris <rmorris at mtsu.edu>
Subject:  Latin verb class ratios/stats

3)
Date:  Sat, 16 Aug 2003 16:59:33 +0000
From:  Ric Morris <rmorris at mtsu.edu>
Subject:  Old French phoneme frequency

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Date:  Sat, 16 Aug 2003 16:53:08 +0000
From:  Ric Morris <rmorris at mtsu.edu>
Subject:  Old Latin vowel deletion

I am searching for either examples of or an authoritative source on
the deletion of vowels in Old or even later Latin.

e.g. amao --> amo, amaem --> amem
quaero --> quero (Spanish quiero)
caid- --> cid-
(other examples of deletion after ''a''?  After other vowels?  Contextually or otherwise?)

I will post a follow-up of responses in digest form.

Thanks,

Ric Morris
Spanish/Linguistics
Middle Tennessee State University


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Date:  Sat, 16 Aug 2003 16:56:19 +0000
From:  Ric Morris <rmorris at mtsu.edu>
Subject:  Latin verb class ratios/stats

I'm searching for real statistics for one or more parts of the
Classical Latin period for type/token frequency of verbs by class (I,
II, III, IV); i.e. how many I verbs (types/tokens), II verbs, etc.
Any ideas?

Ric Morris
Spanish/Linguistics
Middle Tennessee State University


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Date:  Sat, 16 Aug 2003 16:59:33 +0000
From:  Ric Morris <rmorris at mtsu.edu>
Subject:  Old French phoneme frequency

Any recommended sources for Old French phoneme (not grapheme) token
frequency?  ca. 1000-1500?  Will compile replies and repost.

Thanks,

Ric Morris
Spanish/Linguistics
Middle Tennessee State Universityr

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