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The German vowel “a” changes to the English “i”
The German consonant “c” changes to the English “g”The Proto-Germanic vowel “e” changes to the English “i”Systematic means of transcribing words to vowel/consontant patternsHow do linguists determine at which point the Great Vowel Shift was complete?Is the concept of 'long vowel' still relevant in modern English phonology?German long “o” vs. “au”. Is there a rule?Why isn't “N” considered a partial vowelCan someone tell me the differences between the vowel system in Canadian English and the one in General American?Phonemic inventory of Supraregional Irish English vs. RP - vowel in FACEAre sound changes regular?Can a single vowel (or consonant) be pronounced in multiple ways (different place/manner of articulation)What is the maximum number of IPA diacritics that can be added on a vowel?
What is the name of a sound shift law under which the German vowel "a" changes to the English "i", e.g.
Macht -> might;
Nacht -> night
vowels
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What is the name of a sound shift law under which the German vowel "a" changes to the English "i", e.g.
Macht -> might;
Nacht -> night
vowels
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You seem to have copied the examples from your other post (why from a different account?), but in this question you probably want to highlight the vowels and not the consonants.
– Keelan
Mar 16 at 17:55
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Sound shifts change earlier forms into later ones, but German and English are present-day languages.
– Greg Lee
Mar 16 at 18:24
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What is the name of a sound shift law under which the German vowel "a" changes to the English "i", e.g.
Macht -> might;
Nacht -> night
vowels
What is the name of a sound shift law under which the German vowel "a" changes to the English "i", e.g.
Macht -> might;
Nacht -> night
vowels
vowels
edited Mar 16 at 17:57
asked Mar 16 at 17:49
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You seem to have copied the examples from your other post (why from a different account?), but in this question you probably want to highlight the vowels and not the consonants.
– Keelan
Mar 16 at 17:55
2
Sound shifts change earlier forms into later ones, but German and English are present-day languages.
– Greg Lee
Mar 16 at 18:24
add a comment |
2
You seem to have copied the examples from your other post (why from a different account?), but in this question you probably want to highlight the vowels and not the consonants.
– Keelan
Mar 16 at 17:55
2
Sound shifts change earlier forms into later ones, but German and English are present-day languages.
– Greg Lee
Mar 16 at 18:24
2
2
You seem to have copied the examples from your other post (why from a different account?), but in this question you probably want to highlight the vowels and not the consonants.
– Keelan
Mar 16 at 17:55
You seem to have copied the examples from your other post (why from a different account?), but in this question you probably want to highlight the vowels and not the consonants.
– Keelan
Mar 16 at 17:55
2
2
Sound shifts change earlier forms into later ones, but German and English are present-day languages.
– Greg Lee
Mar 16 at 18:24
Sound shifts change earlier forms into later ones, but German and English are present-day languages.
– Greg Lee
Mar 16 at 18:24
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Sound changes happen from an ancestor language to a descendant language, not from one modern language to another. However, in this case, German seems to have preserved the vowels from Proto-Germanic pretty faithfully, while English hasn't. So it's still valid to talk about a shift from PGmc *a to OE /i/.
The key here is called Anglo-Frisian brightening: *a shifted forward to something like [æ] in most environments. In Old English, front vowels then got raised before /xt/. This is why vowels before English ght are generally higher than before German cht: see also recht~right, etc.
Post-OE, the /x/ disappeared and lengthened the vowel in compensation, giving something like /ni:t/. The Great Vowel Shift then turned this into modern /najt/.
answered Mar 16 at 18:48
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Could it be the other way around, that the vowel lengthened and the /x/ lost only as a consequence? In that case the question, why the vowel lengthened, would remain. I think it's plausible that way around, given that the German complementary contrast for /x/ depends on vowel color, and consequently length, for which /i:/ is the extreme case (written ie, English ee as if notably special), and g for example goes to /ç/ in Low German after /i:/, too ("wieviel wiecht das?" or even "weycht"), which somewhat explains the gh in English, maybe.
– vectory
Mar 19 at 22:14
The prime example would of course have to be "Aenglish">English", German "Angel(sachsen)".
– vectory
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Sound changes happen from an ancestor language to a descendant language, not from one modern language to another. However, in this case, German seems to have preserved the vowels from Proto-Germanic pretty faithfully, while English hasn't. So it's still valid to talk about a shift from PGmc *a to OE /i/.
The key here is called Anglo-Frisian brightening: *a shifted forward to something like [æ] in most environments. In Old English, front vowels then got raised before /xt/. This is why vowels before English ght are generally higher than before German cht: see also recht~right, etc.
Post-OE, the /x/ disappeared and lengthened the vowel in compensation, giving something like /ni:t/. The Great Vowel Shift then turned this into modern /najt/.
answered Mar 16 at 18:48
DraconisDraconis
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Could it be the other way around, that the vowel lengthened and the /x/ lost only as a consequence? In that case the question, why the vowel lengthened, would remain. I think it's plausible that way around, given that the German complementary contrast for /x/ depends on vowel color, and consequently length, for which /i:/ is the extreme case (written ie, English ee as if notably special), and g for example goes to /ç/ in Low German after /i:/, too ("wieviel wiecht das?" or even "weycht"), which somewhat explains the gh in English, maybe.
– vectory
Mar 19 at 22:14
The prime example would of course have to be "Aenglish">English", German "Angel(sachsen)".
– vectory
Mar 19 at 22:15
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Sound changes happen from an ancestor language to a descendant language, not from one modern language to another. However, in this case, German seems to have preserved the vowels from Proto-Germanic pretty faithfully, while English hasn't. So it's still valid to talk about a shift from PGmc *a to OE /i/.
The key here is called Anglo-Frisian brightening: *a shifted forward to something like [æ] in most environments. In Old English, front vowels then got raised before /xt/. This is why vowels before English ght are generally higher than before German cht: see also recht~right, etc.
Post-OE, the /x/ disappeared and lengthened the vowel in compensation, giving something like /ni:t/. The Great Vowel Shift then turned this into modern /najt/.
answered Mar 16 at 18:48
DraconisDraconis
12.4k12053
Could it be the other way around, that the vowel lengthened and the /x/ lost only as a consequence? In that case the question, why the vowel lengthened, would remain. I think it's plausible that way around, given that the German complementary contrast for /x/ depends on vowel color, and consequently length, for which /i:/ is the extreme case (written ie, English ee as if notably special), and g for example goes to /ç/ in Low German after /i:/, too ("wieviel wiecht das?" or even "weycht"), which somewhat explains the gh in English, maybe.
– vectory
Mar 19 at 22:14
The prime example would of course have to be "Aenglish">English", German "Angel(sachsen)".
– vectory
Mar 19 at 22:15
add a comment |
Sound changes happen from an ancestor language to a descendant language, not from one modern language to another. However, in this case, German seems to have preserved the vowels from Proto-Germanic pretty faithfully, while English hasn't. So it's still valid to talk about a shift from PGmc *a to OE /i/.
The key here is called Anglo-Frisian brightening: *a shifted forward to something like [æ] in most environments. In Old English, front vowels then got raised before /xt/. This is why vowels before English ght are generally higher than before German cht: see also recht~right, etc.
Post-OE, the /x/ disappeared and lengthened the vowel in compensation, giving something like /ni:t/. The Great Vowel Shift then turned this into modern /najt/.
answered Mar 16 at 18:48
DraconisDraconis
12.4k12053
Sound changes happen from an ancestor language to a descendant language, not from one modern language to another. However, in this case, German seems to have preserved the vowels from Proto-Germanic pretty faithfully, while English hasn't. So it's still valid to talk about a shift from PGmc *a to OE /i/.
The key here is called Anglo-Frisian brightening: *a shifted forward to something like [æ] in most environments. In Old English, front vowels then got raised before /xt/. This is why vowels before English ght are generally higher than before German cht: see also recht~right, etc.
Post-OE, the /x/ disappeared and lengthened the vowel in compensation, giving something like /ni:t/. The Great Vowel Shift then turned this into modern /najt/.
answered Mar 16 at 18:48
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12.4k12053
answered Mar 16 at 18:48
DraconisDraconis
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Could it be the other way around, that the vowel lengthened and the /x/ lost only as a consequence? In that case the question, why the vowel lengthened, would remain. I think it's plausible that way around, given that the German complementary contrast for /x/ depends on vowel color, and consequently length, for which /i:/ is the extreme case (written ie, English ee as if notably special), and g for example goes to /ç/ in Low German after /i:/, too ("wieviel wiecht das?" or even "weycht"), which somewhat explains the gh in English, maybe.
– vectory
Mar 19 at 22:14
The prime example would of course have to be "Aenglish">English", German "Angel(sachsen)".
– vectory
Mar 19 at 22:15
add a comment |
Could it be the other way around, that the vowel lengthened and the /x/ lost only as a consequence? In that case the question, why the vowel lengthened, would remain. I think it's plausible that way around, given that the German complementary contrast for /x/ depends on vowel color, and consequently length, for which /i:/ is the extreme case (written ie, English ee as if notably special), and g for example goes to /ç/ in Low German after /i:/, too ("wieviel wiecht das?" or even "weycht"), which somewhat explains the gh in English, maybe.
– vectory
Mar 19 at 22:14
The prime example would of course have to be "Aenglish">English", German "Angel(sachsen)".
– vectory
Mar 19 at 22:15
Could it be the other way around, that the vowel lengthened and the /x/ lost only as a consequence? In that case the question, why the vowel lengthened, would remain. I think it's plausible that way around, given that the German complementary contrast for /x/ depends on vowel color, and consequently length, for which /i:/ is the extreme case (written ie, English ee as if notably special), and g for example goes to /ç/ in Low German after /i:/, too ("wieviel wiecht das?" or even "weycht"), which somewhat explains the gh in English, maybe.
– vectory
Mar 19 at 22:14
Could it be the other way around, that the vowel lengthened and the /x/ lost only as a consequence? In that case the question, why the vowel lengthened, would remain. I think it's plausible that way around, given that the German complementary contrast for /x/ depends on vowel color, and consequently length, for which /i:/ is the extreme case (written ie, English ee as if notably special), and g for example goes to /ç/ in Low German after /i:/, too ("wieviel wiecht das?" or even "weycht"), which somewhat explains the gh in English, maybe.
– vectory
Mar 19 at 22:14
The prime example would of course have to be "Aenglish">English", German "Angel(sachsen)".
– vectory
Mar 19 at 22:15
The prime example would of course have to be "Aenglish">English", German "Angel(sachsen)".
– vectory
Mar 19 at 22:15
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You seem to have copied the examples from your other post (why from a different account?), but in this question you probably want to highlight the vowels and not the consonants.
– Keelan
Mar 16 at 17:55
2
Sound shifts change earlier forms into later ones, but German and English are present-day languages.
– Greg Lee
Mar 16 at 18:24