26.5115, Qs: /m/, /b/ and /p/ interchangeability

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Subject: 26.5115, Qs: /m/, /b/ and /p/ interchangeability

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Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 12:21:19
From: Leon Cooper [rc at atara.net]
Subject: /m/, /b/ and /p/ interchangeability

 
I am wondering if anyone can point me to discussions regarding the interchanging of the bilabials m, b and p in ancient Near Eastern languages - and most especially in ancient Egyptian.

Many thanks for any assistance you may be able to provide.
 

Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics



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