Why is English spelling so awkward? Why are there so many phonological incongruities like child/children, keep/kept etc.? Where has all the grammar gone? Why can’t we distinguish between singular and plural in the 2nd person? Why did the English 300 years ago all sound like Americans? Where does the continuous come from? Why ….? If you want to know the answer to these questions and many others, come to the seminar.
Moodle: Historical Phonology and Morphology
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