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Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2022 7:20 am
by Rounin Ryuuji
[θ] > [t̪ʰ]

[ˈt̪ʰiu̯.ðis.kɑz]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2022 12:45 pm
by Travis B.
Rounin Ryuuji wrote: Tue Feb 22, 2022 7:20 am [θ] > [t̪ʰ]

[ˈt̪ʰiu̯.ðis.kɑz]
[z] > [r]

[ˈt̪ʰiu̯.ðis.kɑr]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2022 1:11 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
All voiceless stops become voiceless aspirates:

[ˈt̪ʰiu̯.ðis.kʰɑr]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2022 3:18 am
by Otto Kretschmer
[ˈt̪ʰiu̯.ðis.kʰɑ]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2022 6:24 am
by Rounin Ryuuji
[iu̯] > [yː]

[ˈt̪ʰyː.ðis.kʰɑ]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2022 6:44 am
by Otto Kretschmer
[ˈt̪ʰyː.dis.kʰɑ]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2022 3:56 pm
by Jonlang
[kʰ] > [χ]

[ˈt̪ʰyː.dis.χɑ]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2022 4:00 pm
by Travis B.
[sχ] > [ʃ]

[ˈt̪ʰyː.di.ʃɑ]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2022 9:08 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Dental stops to palatal affricates before high front vowels:

[ˈt͡ɕʰyː.d͡ʑi.ʃɑ]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2022 10:17 pm
by foxcatdog
Rounin Ryuuji wrote: Wed Feb 23, 2022 9:08 pm Dental stops to palatal affricates before high front vowels:

[ˈt͡ɕʰyː.d͡ʑi.ʃɑ]
Lenition of affricates

[ˈɕʰyː.ʑi.ʃɑ]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2022 10:46 pm
by Travis B.
Depalatalization of palatals

[ˈʃyː.ʒi.ʃɑ]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2022 12:00 am
by Jonlang
A-mutation of a syllable preceding an 'a' vowel:

[ˈʃyː.ʒe.ʃɑ]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2022 2:37 am
by Otto Kretschmer
[ˈʃyː.ʒe.ʃɑɪ]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2022 2:57 am
by foxcatdog
Otto Kretschmer wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 2:37 am [ˈʃyː.ʒe.ʃɑɪ]
Vowels back before palatals.

[ˈʃuː.ʒɤ.ʃɑɪ]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2022 3:08 am
by Otto Kretschmer
Make this one look French again

['minamoto 'joritomo]

['minamotɘ 'joritomɘ]

Initial stress and reduction of final vowels

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2022 6:59 am
by Rounin Ryuuji
Note: Correcting reduction to syllables that are low-pitched, and adding pitch accent markers.

[r] > [j] before [i]

[mʲɘ̀námótó jɘ̀jítómɘ̀]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2022 8:48 pm
by Moose-tache
thethief3 wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 2:57 am [ˈʃuː.ʒɤ.ʃɑɪ]
Palatals become velar and then glottal fricatives after back vowels (voiced glottal disappear). Adjacent vowels assimilate in rounding.

[ˈʃuo.hɑɪ]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2022 8:55 pm
by WarpedWartWars
Moose-tache wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 8:48 pm [ˈʃuo.hɑɪ]
This looks a lot like
Otto Kretschmer wrote: Sun Feb 20, 2022 8:23 am [ʃu:'jei]
from page 1.

Diphthongization:

[ˈʃwo.hɑj]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2022 8:55 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
I think you only get one change.

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2022 10:21 pm
by foxcatdog
What can you guys do with something simple?

[ˈpa.ka a.ma ta.i]