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... final / z / as an integral part of the word preceded by a back vowel is nosh ' nose ' ( viii 21 ) , and since this text has sh - spellings for / s / in the neighbourhood of a back vowel the form need cause no surprise . Where final / z ...
... final / z / as an integral part of the word preceded by a back vowel is nosh ' nose ' ( viii 21 ) , and since this text has sh - spellings for / s / in the neighbourhood of a back vowel the form need cause no surprise . Where final / z ...
Page 243
... final position : Voiced consonants are fully voiced when they occur in intervocalic position ; they are not fully voiced in initial or in final positions . Initially articulation may begin before voicing , and finally voicing may cease ...
... final position : Voiced consonants are fully voiced when they occur in intervocalic position ; they are not fully voiced in initial or in final positions . Initially articulation may begin before voicing , and finally voicing may cease ...
Page 249
... final / t / and / d / was common in seventeenth- century English [ Dobson ( 1968 ) 8398 ] , and there are a number of instances in our texts . Loss of final / t / after / s / is found in the early texts I , III , IV , V , VI in the word ...
... final / t / and / d / was common in seventeenth- century English [ Dobson ( 1968 ) 8398 ] , and there are a number of instances in our texts . Loss of final / t / after / s / is found in the early texts I , III , IV , V , VI in the word ...
Contents
THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND | 9 |
DESCRIPTION OF THE TEXTS TEXTS | 31 |
Captain Thomas Stukeley 15961605 | 77 |
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