LL-L: "Orthography" LOWLANDS-L, 11.APR.2001 (02) [E]

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L O W L A N D S - L * 11.APR.2001 (02) * ISSN 189-5582 * LCSN 96-4226
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From: frank verhoft [frank_verhoft at yahoo.com]
Subject: Orthography

Dear Andy Eagel, dear listmembers

Andy Eagle [Andy.Eagle at t-online.de] wrote:

> I'm interested in how widespread the use of the
> grapheme <s> for /s/ and /z
> is in Lowlands and other Germanic languages.

>What about Anglo-Saxon?

In Old English texts, the grapheme <s> represents both
/z/ and /s/.
1. as /z/: between two voiced sounds (vowels or
consonants as /l/, /m/, /r/, /n/.
ex. _risan_
2. as /s/: in initial and final position, and when
doubled

note: <sc>:
1. almost always to be pronounced as Modern English
'sh'
ex. OE _scip_ is pronounced the same way as MnE _ship_
2. occasionally as /sk/, as in _ascian_ (ask) and
_Scottas_ (Irishmen, Scots).

Best regards,

Frank Verhoft

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