LL-L: "Standardization" LOWLANDS-L, 05.AUG.2000 (03) [E]

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From: R. F. Hahn [sassisch at yahoo.com]
Subject: Etymology

I wrote:

> And there is another benefit to _ii_: the spelling _ie_ can then be used
> for the sequence /ie/, as in _Belgien_ ['bElgiEn] 'Spain'.  In the
current
> systems, _ie_ stands for *both* /i:/ and /ie/, e.g., _Kanienken_
> [ka'ni:nkEn] 'rabbit' vs _Belgien_ ['bElgiEn] (not *['bElgi:n]) 'Spain'.

Oopsy daisy!  A boo-boo!  Sorry!  _Belgien_ does *not* stand for 'Spain'
(though perhaps the old conquistadores would be quite happy about _Spanien_
standing for 'Belgium').  _Belgien_ is 'Belgium' of course, and _Spanien_
is 'Spain'!  I had changed _Spanien_ to _Belgien_ and had forgotten to
change the gloss ...  Man niks för ungood!

Best regards,

Reinhard/Ron

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