Zompist Bboard Again

zompist wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:20 pmSo I'd suggest the overall scenario: Constantine gets hit by a bus

First-Century steam engines would’ve had to have been a lot better for this. The introduction of the automobile to Rome would have been huge.

It seems I’ve gotten some sort of respiratory infection. On the one hand, this sort of thing really sucks, especially if you’re immune-suppressed. On the other, the past few years I’ve gotten an infection like this, it was like it sort of pre-immunized me to whatever was going around when I did want...

*Z > ∅ / V_V

[eːˈiːɕ]
éreisch
‘alert, alarm; klaxon’

*Vh > ∅

[ˈhelijə]
herehïi
‘flag, banner’

*Kʷ > P

[ˈtsymppʰa]
cimpkhao
‘small container’

*w > f / _VC[- vc]

[ˈstiːfak]
timbřaḳ
‘tin, small metal container’

Lengthening of vowels before voiced consonants [eːˈdeiɕ] éreisch ‘alert, alarm; klaxon’ Lateralization of rhotics [ˈhelehiji] herehïi ‘signal flag’ Coda *w > Labialized onset [ˈtsimpʰk w ʰa] cimpkhao ‘small container’ Metathesis of *Cs- onset sequences [ˈstiːmwak] timbřaḳ ‘tin, small metal container’

Syllabic synharmony

[heˈɾehiçi]
frehi
‘signal flag’

*gʁ > qʜ

[ˈtsimbʁak]
timbřaḳ
‘tin, small metal container’

Offglide ejected by final high vowels

[heˈrehiç]
frehi
‘signal flag’

Trill > affricate

[ˈtsimbɢʁaq]
timbřaḳ
‘tin, small metal container’

Vowel affectation due to terminal schwa, which drops

[ˈpɞ̯øʃ]
peohce
“songbird; signal flag"

Umlaut

[ˈpœːjt͡ʃɔ]
pahkë
“bird”

*æ-affectation ['øːv ta rɑv 'hæs.ri æ ev be kʃe 'æt.tœt æ eː lik kʃæ 'æd.rœh æ be rɑv 'ov] Aov ta rauv harra a ev be ke hattota a ia lik ka harrok a be rauv ov *sʲK, *rs > ʃ ['mɛː mɛ 'sɔp.pɯ 'nɛ.ɾin 'tɛ.ʃi na nɛ] mē me soppwi nerin tersi na ne ['ɔu̯na na 'mɛː mɛ 'wɔu̯n.wɯ: a 'pɔ.na tu 'mɛː mɛ 'fɔ.wa...

*rr > dr ['hãow ta rɔw 'χas.ra a hew be kʃe 'at.tot a ia lik kʃa 'had.roχ a be rɔw 'hõw] Hãow ta rauw kharra a hew be ke khattota a ia lik ka harrok a be rauw hõw Since we are now going in circles with the last one. Incorrect, but whatever. A generalized Dahl’s law ['mai mɛ 'sap.pa.ɸi 'nɛ.ɾin 'ta.zi...

Deletion of unstressed posttonic high vowels

[ˈmø.vɑ]
mäifur
‘technology; profession-specific equipment, technical equipment for some task’

*a-affectation in the posttonic

[ˈpaθkɯ]
pascu
“bird”

From the Glebst of gleb thread:

Creyeditor wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 4:41 pm I like ##, the ghost phoneme: 0000u0uuuuuu101uuu0uu0u00uuuu0

*k > kʃ / _E (including _a)

['hãow ta rɔw 'χr:a a hew be kʃe 'χt:ot a ia lik kʃa 'hr:oχ a be rɔw 'hõw]
Hãow ta rauw khrra a hew be ke khttota a ia lik ka hrrok a be rauw hõw

*a > æ / _N *θ > ɬ *ai *au > æ ɔ Dissimilation: [+/- vc]…[+/- vc] > [-/+ vc]…[+/- vc] for like POA and MOA (ignores secondary articulations) *Cʷ > P Regressive roundness harmony Mid-rising tone > Mid-level in the initial, high else Retroflex > Lateral, plus epenthetic vowel if an unwieldy cluster f...

Loss of voiceless vowels with simplification of the resulting trainwreck

[cçcè]
hyékkyè
‘to have’

Labial consonants round a preceding vowel

[ˈmø.fyʁ]
mäifur
‘technology; profession-specific equipment, technical equipment for some task’

Vowel length > gemination of preceding consonant in the same word if present and medial, and [ʕ] otherwise

['hãʕɔʕ ta nɔʕ χɔn'na a heʕ be ke χit'tota a ia like ka han'noχõ a be nɔʕ 'hõʕ]
Hānau ta nā kànâka a hê me ke kitôkota a ia like ka hanôhano a me nā pono

Vowels in the initial syllable devoice between voiceless sounds

[ce̥.^cɲè]
huégniè
‘to have’

Progressive vowel harmony

[ˈmef.fyʁ]
mäifur
‘technology; profession-specific equipment, technical equipment for some task’

*KV sequences lost following long vowels

['hã:ɔː ta nɔ: χɔ'naː a heː me ke χi'toːta a ia like ka ha'noːχõ a me nɔ: 'hõː]
Hānau ta nā kànâka a hê me ke kitôkota a ia like ka hanôhano a me nā pono

Loss of palatial onglides following palatals

[ɥé.^ɟɲè]
huégniè
‘to have’

*jC > C:

[ˈmæf.fuʁ]
mäifur
‘technology; profession-specific equipment, technical equipment for some task’

Prestoppage of nasals following long vowels, which shorten

[wǿ.^ɟɲiè]
huóinian
"to have"

Rosenfelder’s law

[ˈmaɲ.fuʁ]
mañfur
“technology”