Database
English (Old)
(England; Indo-European, West Germanic)
Summary:
a. sp underwent metathesis to ps in late Old English.
b. Medial sk often underwent metathesis to ks in late West Saxon.
Summary:
a. sp underwent metathesis to ps in late Old English.
b. Medial sk often underwent metathesis to ks in late West Saxon.
Examples:
a. ps > sp in late Old English
b. Medial sk in Old English > ks in late West Saxon
a. ps > sp in late Old English
cops
>
cosp
'fetter, bond'
wlips
>
wlisp
'lisping'
b. Medial sk in Old English > ks in late West Saxon
fiscas
>
fixas
'fishes'
wascan
>
waxan
'to wash'
Conditions:
No information currently available.
No information currently available.
Motivation:
See Steriade (2001) regarding a perceptually-based account of stop-fricative metathesis.
See Steriade (2001) regarding a perceptually-based account of stop-fricative metathesis.
Related Information:
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Symbols:
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Last Updated: 6/20/2007
No information currently available.
Last Updated: 6/20/2007
References:
- Silva, Clare M. 1973. Metathesis of Obstruent Clusters. OSUWPL 14. 77- 84.
- Steriade, Donca. 2001. Directional asymmetries in assimilation. In E. Hume & K. Johnson (eds.), The Role of Perception in Phonology. New York: Academic. 219-278.
- Wright, Joseph & Elizabeth Mary Wright. 1925. Old English Dictionary. 3rd ed. Oxford English Press.
