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Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2022 6:17 pm
by Travis B.
Restrictions imposed on onset clusters, resolved by inserting [e] before them or restructuring syllables

[eʑˈvʲolʲ]
zhviol
(n.) "zhviol, a usually melodramatic style of visual, literary, or performed art"

[e.ʑvʲuʑˈvʲolʲ]
zhviouzhviol
(n.) "melodrama to the point of obvious sarcasm"; (v.) "be sarcastic or insincere"
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Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2022 6:27 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Loss of coda fricatives with compensatory lengthening:

[eːˈvʲolʲ]
éviol
(n.) "zhviol, a usually melodramatic style of visual, literary, or performed art"

[eː.vʲuːˈvʲolʲ]
évioûviol
(n.) "melodrama to the point of obvious sarcasm"; (v.) "be sarcastic or insincere"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2022 7:33 pm
by Darren
[vʲ] > [ʝʷ]

[eːˈʝʷolʲ]
éviol
(n.) "éviol, a usually melodramatic style of visual, performed, or (most often) literary art"

[eː.ʝʷuːˈʝʷolʲ]
évioûviol
(n.) "melodrama to the point of obvious sarcasm"; (v.) "be sarcastic or insincere"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2022 10:40 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Shortening of vowels in unstressed syllables:

[eˈʝʷolʲ]
éviol
(n.) "éviol, a usually melodramatic style of visual, performed, or (most often) literary art"

[e.ʝʷuˈʝʷolʲ]
évioûviol
(n.) "melodrama to the point of obvious sarcasm"; (v.) "be sarcastic or insincere"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2022 5:28 am
by foxcatdog
[gaˈlé.ɛ:]
"Marten"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2022 7:49 am
by Rounin Ryuuji
Glide exrcescence

[gaˈlé.jɛ:]
galéyê
"Marten"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2022 12:45 pm
by Travis B.
[ɡ] > [ɣ]

[ɣaˈlé.jɛ:]
galéyê
"Marten"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2022 1:25 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Reduction of pretonic vowels:

[ɣəˈlé.jɛ:]
geléyê
"Marten"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2022 1:29 pm
by Travis B.
Elision of pre-tonic reduced vowels.

[ˈɣlé.jɛ:]
gléyê
"Marten"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2022 2:04 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Quantitative metathesis

[ˈɣléː.jɛ]
gléye
"Marten"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2022 2:39 pm
by Travis B.
[l] > [j] / C_V

[ˈɣjéː.jɛ]
gléye
"Marten"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2022 3:22 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
[ɛ] > [a]

[ˈɣjéː.ja]
gléya
"cat; (literary or dialectal) marten, marten-like animal, also applied to weasels, stoats, and ferrets"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2022 4:07 pm
by Travis B.
[ɣj] > [ʝ]

[ˈʝéː.ja]
gléya
"cat; (literary or dialectal) marten, marten-like animal, also applied to weasels, stoats, and ferrets"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2022 5:43 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Long vowel breaking:

[ˈʝiá.ja]
gláya
"cat; (literary or dialectal) marten, marten-like animal, also applied to weasels, stoats, and ferrets"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2022 5:58 pm
by Travis B.
[ʝ] > [dʑ]

[ˈdʑiá.ja]
gláya
"cat; (literary or dialectal) marten, marten-like animal, also applied to weasels, stoats, and ferrets"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2022 6:03 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
[j] > [ʑ]

[ˈdʑiá.ʑa]
gjája
"cat; (literary or dialectal) marten, marten-like animal, also applied to weasels, stoats, and ferrets"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2022 6:33 pm
by Travis B.
Initial (and final, not applicative to this example) devoicing.

[ˈtɕiá.ʑa]
gjája
"cat; (literary or dialectal) marten, marten-like animal, also applied to weasels, stoats, and ferrets"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2022 6:37 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Disaffrication:

[ˈɕiá.ʑa]
shiája
"cat; (literary or dialectal) marten, marten-like animal, also applied to weasels, stoats, and ferrets"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2022 7:09 pm
by Travis B.
Retroflexion of shibilants not in palatalizing environments.

[ˈɕiá.ʐa]
shiája
"cat; (literary or dialectal) marten, marten-like animal, also applied to weasels, stoats, and ferrets"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2022 7:48 pm
by foxcatdog
*ʐ > *ɻ

[ˈɕiá.ɻa]
shiája
"cat; (literary or dialectal) marten, marten-like animal, also applied to weasels, stoats, and ferrets"