The emergence of affricates in English: alliterative and other verse evidence
This paper addresses the emergence and development of palato-alveolar affricates /tʃ dʒ/ in English, using spelling evidence, metrical and otherwise, from OE and ME. The affricates developed from the reflexes of Gmc velars in palatal contexts. From the earliest records, the scribes indicate a disti...
| Published in: | Filologia Germanica |
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2024-05-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.ledijournals.com/ojs/index.php/filologiagermanica/article/view/2432 |