User:Erisceres/Chronological Developments in the Celtic Languages
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From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Celtic
Consonants
| Labial | Coronal | Dorsal | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palatal | Velar | Labiovelar | |||
| Tenuis | *p | *t | *kʲ | *k | *kʷ |
| Voiced | *b | *d | *ɡʲ | *ɡ | *ɡʷ |
| Murmured | *bʱ | *dʱ | *ɡʲʱ | *ɡʱ | *ɡʷʱ |
| Coronal | Laryngeal [2] | |
|---|---|---|
| Sibilant [3] | *s | |
| Non-Sibilant | *h₁, *h₂, *h₃ |
| Labial | Coronal | Dorsal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palatal | Labiovelar | |||
| Lateral | *l | |||
| Rhotic | *r | |||
| Nasal | *m | *n | ||
| Semivowel | *y | *w | ||
Vowels and Syllabic Consonants
The syllabic laryngeals are allophonic to their non-syllabic consonantal counterparts.
| Laryngeal | |
|---|---|
| Fricative | *ə₁, *ə₂, *ə₃ |
The syllabic liquids and nasals are allophonic to their non-syllabic consonantal counterparts.
| Labial | Coronal | |
|---|---|---|
| Lateral | *l̥ | |
| Rhotic | *r̥ | |
| Nasal | *m̥ | *n̥ |
Developments from Proto-Celtic
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From Proto-Celtic to Gaulish
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From Proto-Celtic to Celtiberian
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From Proto-Celtic to Insular Celtic
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Developments from Insular Celtic
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From Insular Celtic to Common Brittonic
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From Insular Celtic to Primitive Irish
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Developments in Goidelic
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From Primitive Irish to Early Old Irish
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Notes
Bibliography
- Fortson IV, B. W. (2009). Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, 2nd Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
- McCone, K. (1996). "Towards a relative chronology of ancient and medieval Celtic sound change". Maynooth studies in Celtic linguistics. Maynooth: Department of Old Irish, Saint Patrick’s College.
- Stifter, David (2006). Sengoídelc: Old Irish for Beginners. Syracuse University Press.
- Thurneysen, R. (1946; 2003 reprint). A Grammar of Old Irish: Translated from the German by D.A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, with supplement. School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies.
