[The symbol /'/ ("schwa") stands for the mid-central vowel. The /'/ is not phonemic in OE. Here it indicates a central glide from the first element of the diphthong.]
,
"Palatal Diphthongization" ,
and "Umlaut" .]OLD ENGLISH VOWELS
| Vowels | Diphthongs | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Front | Central | Back |
[The symbol /'/ ("schwa") stands for the mid-central vowel. The /'/ is not phonemic in OE. Here it indicates a central glide from the first element of the diphthong.] |
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| Mid | /o:/,/o/ | /i'/, /i:'/ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Low | /æ/,/æ:/ | /a/, /a:/ | [The
diphthongs /i'/,
/i:'/
existed early in OE, but by the 10th century had fallen together with /i/,
/i:/. See "Breaking" ,
"Palatal Diphthongization" ,
and "Umlaut" .] |
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