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... Middle English , and would have tended to run two pairs of them together . There can be little doubt that ME a would be equated with CG á , but after this the doubt begins . Our clearest guide is to be found in the many words ...
... Middle English , and would have tended to run two pairs of them together . There can be little doubt that ME a would be equated with CG á , but after this the doubt begins . Our clearest guide is to be found in the many words ...
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... Middle English . ME a was probably still mainly / a / at the beginning of the century , but it was soon raised to / æ / . ME o was lowered a little to its present value of / p / . ME u was generally lowered and unrounded to something ...
... Middle English . ME a was probably still mainly / a / at the beginning of the century , but it was soon raised to / æ / . ME o was lowered a little to its present value of / p / . ME u was generally lowered and unrounded to something ...
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... Middle English , initial and postconsonantal / t / were replaced by / S / , as in seans ' chance ' , seomra ' chamber ' , áirseoir ' archer ' , stáinse ' stanchion ' , but intervocalic / t / was interpreted as a consonant - cluster and ...
... Middle English , initial and postconsonantal / t / were replaced by / S / , as in seans ' chance ' , seomra ' chamber ' , áirseoir ' archer ' , stáinse ' stanchion ' , but intervocalic / t / was interpreted as a consonant - cluster and ...
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THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND II | 11 |
DESCRIPTION OF THE TEXTS | 31 |
TEXTS | 76 |
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