Word evolution game

Rounin Ryuuji · Post by **Rounin Ryuuji** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 9:14 pm

Deletion of terminal short vowels.

[ˈʑẽːʃ]

Travis B. · Post by **Travis B.** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 10:13 pm

Final fricatives > [h]

[ˈʑẽːh]

Rounin Ryuuji · Post by **Rounin Ryuuji** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 10:59 pm

Vowels shorten.

[ˈʑẽh]

(Can we delete it from existence.)

foxcatdog · Post by **foxcatdog** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 11:35 pm

Rounin Ryuuji wrote: ↑Mon Mar 14, 2022 10:59 pm Vowels shorten.

[ˈʑẽh]

(Can we delete it from existence.)

Nasal vowels lost
[ˈʑh]

Also a new one for after when it gets deleted
[ˈkoi̯rɑ ˈɑmɑti]

Rounin Ryuuji · Post by **Rounin Ryuuji** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 11:39 pm

Final [h] loss

[ˈʑ]

Diphthongs become sequences of vowel-semivowel-vowel

[ˈkowirɑ ˈɑmɑti]

Jonlang · Post by **Jonlang** » Tue Mar 15, 2022 3:57 am

Intervocalic lenition.

[ˈkoβirɑ ˈɑβ̃ɑdi]

Travis B. · Post by **Travis B.** » Tue Mar 15, 2022 10:11 am

I-mutation

[ˈkøβirɑ ˈɑβ̃ædi]

FlamyobatRudki · Post by **FlamyobatRudki** » Tue Mar 15, 2022 10:38 am

consonant manner agreement
[ˈkøpitɑ ˈɑβ̃æði]

Jonlang · Post by **Jonlang** » Tue Mar 15, 2022 11:03 am

[β̃] > [ṽ]

[ˈkøpitɑ ˈɑṽæði]

Travis B. · Post by **Travis B.** » Tue Mar 15, 2022 3:41 pm

Lenition of intervocalic consonants in second syllables of trochees.

[ˈkøbitɑ ˈɑw̃æði]

Jonlang · Post by **Jonlang** » Tue Mar 15, 2022 4:33 pm

De-nasalisation of consonants.

[ˈkøbitɑ ˈɑwæði]

vegfarandi · Post by **vegfarandi** » Tue Mar 15, 2022 5:03 pm

Loss of post-stress short vowels

[ˈkøbtɑ ˈɑwði]

Travis B. · Post by **Travis B.** » Tue Mar 15, 2022 5:29 pm

Voicing of consonants between voiced consonants.

[ˈkøbdɑ ˈɑwði]

Jonlang · Post by **Jonlang** » Wed Mar 16, 2022 5:12 am

[w] between a vowel and a consonant creates a diphthong:

[ˈkøbdɑ ˈɑʊ̯ði]

Rounin Ryuuji · Post by **Rounin Ryuuji** » Wed Mar 16, 2022 8:13 am

Preconsonantal [b] lenites, merging with [ʊ̯]:

[ˈkøʊ̯dɑ ˈɑʊ̯ði]

vegfarandi · Post by **vegfarandi** » Wed Mar 16, 2022 9:35 am

Post-stress vowels centralize, close vowels leaving a palatal/labial trace.

[ˈkøʊ̯də ˈɑʊ̯ðʲə]

Travis B. · Post by **Travis B.** » Wed Mar 16, 2022 9:55 am

[øʊ̯] > [øʏ̯]

[ˈkøʏ̯də ˈɑʊ̯ðʲə]

Otto Kretschmer · Post by **Otto Kretschmer** » Wed Mar 16, 2022 9:59 am

ˈxøbdɑ ˈɑʊ̯ði]

linguistcat · Post by **linguistcat** » Wed Mar 16, 2022 2:05 pm

[ˈxøbdɑ ˈɑʊ̯ði] > [xøb'dɑ ɑʊ̯'ði]

stress becomes word final

foxcatdog · Post by **foxcatdog** » Wed Mar 16, 2022 4:42 pm

linguistcat wrote: ↑Wed Mar 16, 2022 2:05 pm [ˈxøbdɑ ˈɑʊ̯ði] > [xøb'dɑ ɑʊ̯'ði]

stress becomes word final

['xbdɑ o'ði]

Initial unstressed vowels syncope and remaining dipthongs monophthongise

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