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... palatal or entirely of neutral consonants , not of a mixture of the two ; there are very few exceptions to this rule , and none is relevant to the argument . Since every foreign consonant was identified with some Irish consonant ...
... palatal or entirely of neutral consonants , not of a mixture of the two ; there are very few exceptions to this rule , and none is relevant to the argument . Since every foreign consonant was identified with some Irish consonant ...
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... palatal the t will also be palatal , and in northern Irish / t / is a possible pronunciation of palatal t ; thus such a form as an tséipéil ' of the chapel ' may be pronounced with initial / t / . In Tyrone Irish " some nouns beginning ...
... palatal the t will also be palatal , and in northern Irish / t / is a possible pronunciation of palatal t ; thus such a form as an tséipéil ' of the chapel ' may be pronounced with initial / t / . In Tyrone Irish " some nouns beginning ...
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... palatal / f ' / ) is used before front vowels in fuat ( e ) ' what ' ( 10 & c . ) , fuy ' why ' ( 35 & c . ) , and ... palatal sound would seem less significant than the inaccuracy involved in rendering / M / before front vowels by an ...
... palatal / f ' / ) is used before front vowels in fuat ( e ) ' what ' ( 10 & c . ) , fuy ' why ' ( 35 & c . ) , and ... palatal sound would seem less significant than the inaccuracy involved in rendering / M / before front vowels by an ...
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THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND | 9 |
DESCRIPTION OF THE TEXTS TEXTS | 31 |
Captain Thomas Stukeley 15961605 | 77 |
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