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Page 207
... indicate the dialectal survival of / u / in words which in StE had / ^ / : hoondrad ' hundred ' ( xv 57 ) , goon ' gun ' ( xxvii 3 & c . ) . The same pronunciation is presumably indicated by the rhymes chooseing : cousin ( xiii 103 ) ...
... indicate the dialectal survival of / u / in words which in StE had / ^ / : hoondrad ' hundred ' ( xv 57 ) , goon ' gun ' ( xxvii 3 & c . ) . The same pronunciation is presumably indicated by the rhymes chooseing : cousin ( xiii 103 ) ...
Page 214
... indicate it . ME ei , ai 852. The spelling ale ' ail ' ( xii 10 ) no doubt indicates the falling together of ME ai and ā ; alwash ' always ' ( xv 60 ) may indicate the same change , or it may indicate a reduction due to lack of stress ...
... indicate it . ME ei , ai 852. The spelling ale ' ail ' ( xii 10 ) no doubt indicates the falling together of ME ai and ā ; alwash ' always ' ( xv 60 ) may indicate the same change , or it may indicate a reduction due to lack of stress ...
Page 218
... indicate lack of shortening and the pronunciation / u / ; lack of shortening in bosom is common in northern dialects of English [ Wright ( 1905 ) Index ] , but unknown in mother ; the significance of the Irish borrowing múdar is not ...
... indicate lack of shortening and the pronunciation / u / ; lack of shortening in bosom is common in northern dialects of English [ Wright ( 1905 ) Index ] , but unknown in mother ; the significance of the Irish borrowing múdar is not ...
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THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND II | 11 |
DESCRIPTION OF THE TEXTS | 31 |
TEXTS | 76 |
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