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How do lexemes occur in the different texts?
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Phonological and Morphological Markers
ON /ei/ < PGmc */ai/
ON /au/ < PGmc */au/
ON /ey/ < PGmc */au/ by front mutation
ON /ɑ:/ < PGmc */e:/ (1)
ON /y/ < */iu/ by front mutation
i-mutation
syncope
syncope (and failure of front mutation)
/y/ < ON /y/
lack of breaking of OE root vowel
ON fricative /ð/ < PGmc */ð/
absence of palatalization of */ɡ/
absence of palatalization of */k/
absence of palatalization of */sk/
Sharpening of ON /ggw/ < PGmc */ww/
dissimilation of ON /mn/ > /fn/
dissimilation of ON */nan/ > /ðan/
ON /ðð/ > /dd/
ON loss of initial */w/- before /r/
ON loss of initial */w/ before /l/
loss of nasal consonant in ON
ON loss of */w/ medially and compensatory lengthening
ON / ɑ:/ < PGmc */anx/
ON loss of */x/ medially
ON loss of */x/ finally
ON nominal -r
ON reflexive pers. pronominal dative sg. -r < PGmc *-z
ON adjectival (adverbial) -t
ON middle voice -sk
ON consonant cluster assimilation
Sharpening of ON /ggj/ < PGmc */jj/
metathesis
absence of metathesis
absence of i-mutation
ON adverbial comparative -r < PGmc *-iz
ON /jo:/ < */eu/ by shifting stress in diphthong
ON lowering of */i/ > /e/ before assimilated nasal
absence of back-mutation of */i/
ON loss of */w/ before rounded vowel
ON fracture of */e/ and shift of stress in diphthong */ea/ > /ja/
absence of WGmc consonant gemination
Summary Category
Occurrences in the Gersum Corpus
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alliterative Morte Arthure
Cleanness (a.k.a. Purity)
Destruction of Troy
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Patience
Pearl
St Erkenwald
Siege of Jerusalem
Wars of Alexander
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