c) Consonants of Middle English were not similar to those of Present Day. 


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c) Consonants of Middle English were not similar to those of Present Day.

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b) 1, 2; 2,3; 3,1; 4,4;    

c) 1, 5; 2,2; 3,4; 4,1; 

d) 1, 5; 2,1; 3,2; 4,4. 

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1.

In Early ME the long OE [a:] was narrowed to [o:].

1.

 e.g. OE dæз > ME day [dai].

2.

The short OE [æ] was replaced in ME by the back vowel [a]

2.

e.g. OE stān – ME (Northern) stan(e), (other dialects) stoon, stone – NE stone.

3.

In Early ME the sounds [j] and [γ] between and after vowels changed into [i] and [u] and formed diphthongs together with the preceding vowels

3.

e.g. OE þǽt > ME that [Өat] > NE that.

 

4.

In ME the glide -udeveloped from the other source as well OE [w].

4.

OE snāw became ME snow [snou].

32. Match phonological changes in the period of Middle English with the examples Table 4. Choose the correct variant.

a) 1, 3; 2,2; 3,4; 4,2;  

b) 1, 2; 2,3; 3,1; 4,4;    

c) 1, 3; 2,2; 3,1; 4,4; 

d) 1, 5; 2,1; 3,2; 4,4. 

Table 4

1.

 h lost in clusters

 

1.

e.g. OE hlaford, hlæfdige, heafod, hæfde >ME lord, ladi, hed, hadde ("lord," "lady," "head," "had") (sometimes retained: OE heofon, hræfn, dreflian > "heaven," "raven," "drivel")

2.

 g became w after l and r:

2.

e.g. OE swelgan > ME swolwen ("swallow"), OE feolaga > ME felawe ("fellow"), OE morgen > ME morwen ("morning"), OE sorg > ME sorow ("sorrow").

3.

 fricative f/v tended to drop out before consonant+consonant or vowel+consonant

3.

e.g. OE hlæfdige > ME ladi ("lady"), OE hnecca > ME necke ("neck"), OE hræfn > ME raven.

4.

OE prefix ge- lost initial consonant and was reduced to y or i:

4.

e.g. OE genog > ME inough ("enough").

 

33. Choose the incorrect answer.

a) In the history of the English language the consonants were far more stable than the vowels.

b) Such consonants as [t], [d], [n], [l],[m],[k] have not been subjected to any alteration in ME.

d) loss of long consonants (OE mann > ME man).

 

34. Choose the incorrect answer.

a) There was no [ ŋ ] as in hung (velar nasal) and [ 3 ] as in measure in ME.

b)   Phonemic voiced fricatives [v], [z],] were added in ME period.

c) In ME unstressed final consonants tended to be lost after a vowel: OE ic > ME i, OE -lic > ME -ly (e.g. OE rihtlice > ME rihtly ("rightly").



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