Multiplex Word Evolution Game

[Man in Space]

Conditional changes ahoy!

First words courtesy of Moose-tache.

/ˈlɔɻə̃m/
lorem
'my hovercraft'

/͜ ˈɪpsm̩/
ipsum
'filled, full'

/ˈdɔlɻ̩/
dolor
'3SG.COP'

/sɪʔ/
sit
'of'

/ə̃ˈmɛʔ/
amet
'eels'

Initial consonants in the posttonic onset drop

/ˈlɔ̃ə̃m͜/
lorem
'my hovercraft'

/͜ ˈɪpm̩/
ipsum
'filled, full'

/ˈdɔɻ/
dolor
'3SG.COP'

/sɪʔ/
sit
'of'

/ə̃ˈmɛʔ/
amet
'eels'

[Otto Kretschmer]

We do have a phrase evolution game that is like this.

[Travis B.]

We do have a phrase evolution game that is like this.

The problem with that game is that everyone was proposing whole slews of sound changes at a time, whereas the whole point of this is one sound change at a time applied to a number of words.

[Travis B.]

Unstressed final (V)m > ʊ̃

Initial consonants in the posttonic onset drop

/ˈlɔ̃ʊ̃/
lorem
'my hovercraft'

/͜ ˈɪpʊ̃/
ipsum
'filled, full'

/ˈdɔɻ/
dolor
'3SG.COP'

/sɪʔ/
sit
'of'

/ə̃ˈmɛʔ/
amet
'eels'

[Man in Space]

Final vowels generate a fricative at the same POA and deletes unless an unwieldy cluster occurs

/ˈlɔ̃x/
lorem
'my hovercraft'

/͜ ˈɪpx/
ipsum
'filled, full'

/ˈdɔɻ/
dolor
'3SG.COP'

/sɪʔ/
sit
'of'

/ə̃ˈmɛʔ/
amet
'eels'

[Rounin Ryuuji]

[x] assimilates to [f] after [p]:

/ˈlɔ̃x/
lorhm
'my hovercraft'

/ˈɪpf/
ipf
'filled, full'

/ˈdɔɻ/
dolr
'3SG.COP'

/sɪʔ/
sit
'of'

/ə̃ˈmɛʔ/
anmet
'eels'

[Travis B.]

coda /ʔ/ > 0

/ˈlɔ̃x/
lorhm
'my hovercraft'

/ˈɪpf/
ipf
'filled, full'

/ˈdɔɻ/
dolr
'3SG.COP'

/sɪ/
sit
'of'

/ə̃ˈmɛ/
anmet
'eels'

[Otto Kretschmer]

Let's do another sentence, this time a less nonsensical one One phonetic change per post obviously

Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres

['Gallia est 'omnis di'ui:za in 'parte:s 'tre:s]

[Travis B.]

Coda [s] > [h]

Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres

['gallia eht 'omnih di'ui:za in 'parte:h 'tre:h]

[Rounin Ryuuji]

i-umlaut

Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres

['gællia eht 'ømnih di'ui:za in 'parte:h 'tre:h]

[foxcatdog]

*ll > *zz

Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres

['gæzzia eht 'ømnih di'ui:za in 'parte:h 'tre:h]

[Man in Space]

Coda *h > gemination (applies across word boundaries)

Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres

['gæzzia ett 'ømnid di'ui:za in 'parte:t 'tre:h]

[Rounin Ryuuji]

[uiː] > [jyː]

Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres
['gæzzia ett 'ømnid di'jyː:za in 'parte:t 'tre:h]

[Man in Space]

Initial vowels lost in monosyllables

Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres
['gæzziatt 'ømnid di'jyː:zan 'parte:t 'tre:h]

[Travis B.]

All non-high front vowels eject preceding [j].

Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres
['gjæzziatt 'jømnid di'jyː:zan 'partje:t 'trje:h]

[Man in Space]

Gemination > aspiration (plosives) or devoicing (fricatives)

Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres
['gjæsiatʰ 'jømni_dʱi'jyː:zan 'partje:_'tʰrje:h]

(I’m on mobile so the tie bars are unwieldy; underscores will have to do)

[Rounin Ryuuji]

Loss of coda [r] with compensatory lengthening, and a new orthography begins to emerge:

Gällia'st ömnis dijüsa'n parties tries
['gjæsiatʰ 'jømni_dʱi'jyːzan 'paːtje:_'tʰrje:h]

[Man in Space]

Nasal assimilation

Gällia'st ömnis dijüsa'n parties tries
['gjæsiatʰ 'jømmi_dʱi'jyːzam_'paːtje:_'tʰrje:h]

[Rounin Ryuuji]

Loss of [r] before [j]

Gällia'st ömnis dijüsa'n parties tries
['gjæsiatʰ 'jømmi_dʱi'jyːzam_'paːtje:_'tʰje:h]

[Man in Space]

Vowel + geminate > lax + singleton

Gällia'st ömnis dijüsa'n parties tries
['gjæsiatʰ 'jœmi_dʱi'jyːzam_'paːtje:_'tʰje:h]