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[Facts] Re: My column on Cedric
The timing of the change from a plain palatal /c/ (as distinguished from the velar /k/) to the partially palatal sibilant /tʃ/ is uncertain. In modern English palatal /c/ becomes the full sibilant /s/ (primarily in introduced words, native words having already transitioned to /tʃ/ spelled |ch|). Some OE runic scripts distinguish between the palatal and velar versions of "c", but text alone can't tell us whether and when the palatal version is a stop or fricative.
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My column on Cedric  ·  clevelandkentevans  ·  9/12/2021, 10:08 AM
Re: My column on Cedric  ·  LH  ·  9/14/2021, 12:37 AM
Re: My column on Cedric  ·  Anneza  ·  9/13/2021, 12:02 AM
Re: My column on Cedric  ·  clevelandkentevans  ·  9/13/2021, 6:33 AM
Re: My column on Cedric  ·  thegriffon  ·  9/16/2021, 7:19 AM