29-03-2017, 07:05 PM
(29-03-2017, 02:44 PM)Davidsch Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.(29-03-2017, 02:20 PM)Emma May Smith Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Words ending [ry] occur 270 times, 178 of which are at the line end.
Similarly, words ending [ly] occur 498 times, 220 of which are at line end.
I simply think that line end positions see additional [y] added onto words which otherwise end with certain characters.
Do you suggest that y is obsolete ?
Is it then: obsolete as word ending in general, or just as line ending?
I believe that words are generally unusual at both the beginning and end of lines (especially in Quire 20). These line patterns can be broken down into a number of different processes. The cause of these processes could be many things, though I tend toward a phonological cause.