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Isaac, Graham R., “The reflexes of the British diphthong *au”, Journal of Celtic Linguistics 11 (2007): 23–47.

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“The reflexes of the British diphthong *au
Periodical
Journal of Celtic Linguistics 11 (2007)
Isaac, Graham R. (ed.), Journal of Celtic Linguistics 11 (2007), University of Wales Press.  
Includes reviews (pp. 131-158).
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11
Pages
23–47
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The paper revisits the question of the way the British diphthong *au is reflected in the extant Brittonic languages. The proposal that the correct chain of development was *au > > W u is upheld, the evidence for the alternative proposal, *au > * ō > tonic MW aw, being examined and found inadequate. Related issues of the origins of some forms of the conjugated prepositions, some etymologies and some further contingent matters are discussed.

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Dennis Groenewegen
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