LL-L "Phonology" 2002.06.04 (04) [E]

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From: frank verhoft <frank_verhoft at yahoo.com>
Subject: Phonology

Hoi John, hi all

John wrote:
<<<Yet there is no doublet or move in some cases:
Afrikaans perd (German Pferd) as against Dutch
paard.<<<

Just a *very* little part of the puzzle. One that
certainly needs confirmation by other people on the
list.
Old Dutch _e_ before _r_ got stretched to a very open
/e:/. In Middle Dutch two forms are attested:
_pa(e)rt_ and _pe(e)rt_.
Modern *Standard* Dutch _paard_ is due to influence of
the Holland and Zeeuws dialects in which the result of
the /e/+r > open /e:/ and /a:/ merged. (Cf. Van Loon).
I think most dialects spoken in Flanders still have
the long (and open) /e:/ sound.
paard: _peerd_ (or _pjeed_)
paarden: _peerde_
paardje: _perdje_ (short /e/)

Best regards

Frank

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"De perto ninguém é normal!" - Caetano Veloso

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