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The “Conundrum” of Old Norse i-Umlaut: A Reply to Iverson and Salmons

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 December 2005

Joseph Voyles
Joseph Voyles
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University of Washington
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Abstract

Both Iverson and Salmons 2004 and Voyles 1982 develop viable theories of the Old Norse i-umlaut. It is argued, however, that while Iverson and Salmons' theory posits implausible changes, the changes assumed by Voyles are plausible and well attested.

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DISCUSSION NOTE
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Journal of Germanic Linguistics , Volume 17 , Issue 4 , December 2005 , pp. 265 - 277
Copyright
© 2005 Society for Germanic Linguistics

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